Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. United Nations building in New York. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson asks Soviet representative to the UN Valerian Zorin if his country was installing missiles in Cuba. Following Zorin's refusal to answer the abrupt question, Stevenson retorts, 'I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over'.
Community fallout shelters being stocked. Lorries and trucks on road carry supplies. View of Red Ball trucking line truck. Aerial, exterior view of United Nations Building in New York City. View inside United Nations building. United Nation Ambassador Stevenson asks the USSR delegate whether there are missile bases on Cuba. President Kennedy signs Quarantine order on what materials may be shipped to Cuba, to begin 10am on October 24, 1962. B-52 bombers take off, taking 24 hour missions. Interceptors and fighters take off. Views on aircraft carriers with fueling and takeoff operations on flight deck. Radar dishes and radio communications. U.S. battleship at sea. U.S. intercepts Soviet tanker and allows her to proceed. Reconnaissance aircraft over Cuba. Views of White House. SAC bombers and anti aircraft missiles on 5 to 15 minute alert to handle any critical situation. Interiors of control room inside the Headquarters of American Air Defense Command.
Famous Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe dies August 5, 1962 in United States. Marilyn Monroe dies at 36. Marilyn Monroe blows a kiss. Flashback shows Marilyn Monroe greeting Queen Elizabeth II of England. Monroe extends her hand to the British Queen. Marilyn Monroe in Korea on stage entertaining American soldiers during the Korean War in the early 1950s. Marilyn Monroe arrives for a USO show in a jeep. Monroe performs on the stage as Korean War soldiers look on. Marilyn Monroe kisses her second husband, baseball star Joe DiMaggio. Marilyn Monroe with her third husband writer Arthur Miller. Wide shot of Times Square, New York City a night in the late 1950s or early 1960s, with neon lights and traffic. Marylin Monroe being cheered by crowds as she attends a premiere at Times Square. People hold pictures of Marylin Monroe. Marilyn Monroe on a balcony as she waves and smiles.
Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. Governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller speaks into a microphone. Governor of Washington Albert Rosellini stands near Rockerfeller. Rockerfeller says that people should follow all instructions in civil defense bulletin available at civil defense offices throughout the nation.
A film on the life of American astronaut John Herschel Glenn Jr, the first American to orbit the earth in 1962. A U.S. Air Force Military Air Transport airplane lands at an airport. People gather at the airport to greet John Glenn after his journey. He comes out of the airplane. Glenn seated in a car with his wife and U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. The car drives along. People gathered along the sides of the streets wave and cheer as the car moves past. Arrival of U.S. President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, where President Kennedy descends the steps of the Air Force One aicraft. U.S. President John F Kennedy presents Astronaut John Glenn with NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. Astronauts applaud. Several officials and dignitaries at the ceremony. Glenn arrives in Washington DC. Crowds gathered to greet Glenn, with some standing on bridges and overpasses in the rain to cheer him. Interior of the White House. Astronaut Alan Shepard, John Glenn and his wife at the White House with the President and first lady Jackie Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson. Glenn seated in a car. A crowd gathers on a street of Washington DC during a parade to honor John Glenn. They wave and greet him. Buildings along street sides. A ticker tape parade in New York. Exterior of the U.S. Capitol. The speaker of the house addresses the members of the Congress. He talks about the achievement of Glenn. Members of the Congress applaud and cheer. Glenn addresses the Congress. The members applaud. Cameramen record the event.
Trading and transactions at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Traders and investors walk on the Wall Street. Exterior views of the New York Stock Exhcange building and traffic around Wall Street area. A man reads a newspaper. At the New York Stock Exchange the investors and the traders transact during the stock market recovery after a big slump. A screen shows readings. Many scenes of traders on floor of the stock exchange engaged in buying and selling activity.
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