News correspondent reads news about stand of U.S. President Richard Nixon on Vietnam War. President Nixon addresses the nation about the Vietnam War from White House. He details how United States got involved in the war. Nixon says that time has come to end the battle in Vietnam. (This became known as Nixon's "Silent Majority" speech.)
A documentary "Summer of Judgment" hosted by Charles McDowell about events and happenings of the Watergate scandal and hearings of the Senate-Watergate Committee in Washington DC. Photographs of five persons arrested for illegally breaking into Democratic National Committee Headquarters at Watergate Buildings in Washington DC. Glimpses of the U.S. President Richard Nixon during a press session; Audio only of Nixon saying "...there can be no White Wash at the White House." Picture in picture segments showing selected quotes from Watergate hearings, including Sam Ervin calling the Committee to order; John Dean testifying, "I began by telling the President that there was a cancer growing on the Presidency"; Senator Howard Baker asking "What did the President know, and when did he know it"? View of Los Angeles Times news paper headlines during the course of Watergate hearings. Report about President Nixon associates who gave their resignations. News correspondent reporting from the Senate Caucus Room, where hearings took place. President Nixon's secretary Dean John speaks before the committee. Correspondent relates plan to summarize the Watergate scandal from when the burglars were caught to the resignation of President Nixon.
News special report carrying U.S. President Richard Nixon's address to the nation about Watergate case. Dan Rather reporting. From the White House, Washington DC, Nixon addresses the nation. Dan Rather reports the latest news regarding the whole issue. President Nixon speaks about the events and the hearings of the Senate Committee hearings. President speaks about his own conduct regarding the Watergate case. He denies having any knowledge about Watergate burglary and related issues.
News reports about oath taking of Gerald Ford as 38th President of the United States, Washington DC. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger introduces the new President of United States, Mr Gerald Ford, to the gathered audience in the White House moments after Ford was sworn in. Gerald Ford addresses the assembly of guests and White House assistants with his introductory speech. His wife sits on a chair near him. He mentions the Watergate scandal and expresses his good wish for former President Richard Nixon and his family.
Conclusion of President Nixon's resignation speech from the Oval Office of the White House, and news report about the resignation speech. President Nixon from the Oval Office in White House speaks about his efforts to meet his responsibilities. He also speaks about his efforts to maintain peace among various nations of the world. He says a good luck prayer for all Americans. The Seal of U.S. President , and the exterior of the White House. News anchors (one is Jim Lehrer) from studio report about the event. They summarize the speech of President Nixon and the momentous nature of the occasion.
The U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps delivers laundry and myriad other services in the South Pacific during World War 2. Opening scene show a cartoon sign by the 464th Quartermaster Laundry Company featuring Bugs Bunny in a jeep pulling mobile laundry equipment in wagons. Next, U.S. troops are seen in jungles subject to rain and mud of the South Pacific. A soldier crouches in a riverbed and washes his clothes. A mobile laundry installed near a river. Soldiers using washers and dryers in the facility. Views of larger fixed installation Quartermaster laundry, such as in New Caledonia; Fiji; and the New Hebrides. Quartermaster salvage and repair workers operating sewing machines as they repair military clothing. A sign identifies "Island Quartermaster C&E Repair Shops" (Clothing and Equipage Repair Shops). Here workers sort, repair, and remark sizes on salvaged clothing. Two workers sit in a mound of garments that they cut into rags and toss into a heap behind them. Two workers repair broken shoes. Soldiers' feet seen walking through mud. A stack of army shoes needing repair. A team of army workers using modern machines to repair them. View of finished shoes, as good as if repaired in the U.S.A. Sign identifies Orthopedic Department where a man works on specially designed and fitted shoes prescribed for an injured soldier by a medical officer. A nurse and a doctor place the special shoe on a patient. A nurse assists the patient to walk. Typewriters needing repairs line shelves. Technicians are seen at work stations, repairing typewriters. The final sequence begins with a sign reading: "Tent Repair, Drive in here. All tents must be clean, dry, and folded properly." Quartermaster workers raise a tent inside a shelter and then identify and repair a hole in it by applying fabric glue and a patch.
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