Generals arrive to meet General Willard Gordan Wyman at the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia. He gets the Distinguished Service Medal. Allen Dulles, Chief of CIA, and others applaud. The General and Mrs. Wyman shake hands with their well wishers. Brucker shakes hands with General Wyman. Other people follow. They greet the General and his wife. Awards and medal framed on wall. Adjutant General reads citation. General Walter Bedell Smith dressed in civvies. General Nathan.
Side entrance to the White House, in Washington, DC. Flag on roof at half mast. Members of the White House press corps gather and President Richard M Nixon addresses them regarding the death of J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI. He speaks about Hoover's greatness and gives a tribute to him. He leaves the podium. Scenes reflecting activities of the FBI during Hoover's time in office are shown, including: lowering of flag to half mast at Department of Justice building; construction of the F.B.I. building; J. Edgar Hoover's house, with doormats carrying initials "JEH."; clips of FBI agents apprehending gangsters; FBI agents firing pistols at a training range, and Hoover at work in the Bureau.
View of the White House. President Lyndon Johnson accompanied by FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover, who speaks into microphone, thanking the President for the action he had taken, on Hoover's behalf. (Johnson waived the mandatory retirement age of 70, to allow Hoover to continue as Director of the FBI.) Visitor looking at displays in the FBI headquarters, in Washington, DC, including the "Ten Most Wanted." Hoover testifying before the Senate Committee investigating Crime, chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver. View of J Edgar Hoover entering an office room and giving a speech in an FBI office late in his career.
The Secretary of Defense, Elliot L Richardson meets Dr James R Schlesinger, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in United States. "The Department of Defense" seal on the office door. "Elliot L Richardson- Secretary of Defense", sign below the seal. The Secretary and the Director talk amongst themselves. Documents on table. Painting in the background.
Moshe Dayan visits the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Kenneth Rush, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington DC. "Department of Defense" seal on office door. "Melvin R Laird- Secretary of Defense", sign below the seal. Moshe Dayan, Israel Defense Minister and Deputy Secretary Kenneth Rush along with other officials walk along a crowded corridor. Photographers take pictures. They talk in the office. The United States flag in the office.
Elliot L Richardson meets Melvin R Laird in Pentagon, Washington DC. Elliot L Richardson, the Secretary of Defense and Melvin R Laird, the incumbent Secretary of Defense. They walk along the Eisenhower Corridor looking at the plaques and the pictures. They stand outside the Secretary's door and speak to the newsmen. Secretary Laird and Secretary Richardson sit behind a large desk having a discussion. Travel shots of the empty Correspondents Corridor and an Audio Visual Studio.
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