Telephone lines laid along the Florida coast in the United States. Equipment in view during the extending of telephone lines along the Florida coast. A crane beside the train station in the town of Jewfish, Florida in the upper Florida Keys. A board on the train station building reads 'Jew Fish'. The crane at work. Florida in later years: View of rolls of telephone cables outside a building. Men laying telephone cables from a roll kept on a wheel cart. A small wooden building with a board that reads 'The New Telephone Bldg., Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company'. Another small building with a few boards. One of the boards reads 'Keeping Face With Orlands'. A large concrete building with a path in the front. Trees along the side of the path.
U.S. President Richard M. Nixon after being elected as the President of the United States. President Nixon sitting in a gallery of the White House talks to H.R. Haldeman. He speaks about his opinion on school and university programs in the United States. From a pro-Nixon "documentary" called "Portrait of a President" about President Richard Nixon. Released during his 1972 reelection campaign.
Presidential helicopter Marine One arrives at the U.S. Capitol and the President and First Lady Patricia Nixon debark. Nixon approaches the lectern to announce the 26th amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age. A large number of young women at the ceremony. Nixon honors American artist Andrew Wyeth at the White House. In next scene Nixon awards the Medal of Freedom to symphony conductor Eugene Ormandy. Nixon seen as he honors Duke Ellington at a ceremony in the White House. Nixon addresses the house and plays happy birthday to Duke Ellington on the piano. From a pro-Nixon "documentary" called "The Nixon Years: Change Without Chaos" covering President Richard Nixon's first four years in office. Released during his 1972 reelection campaign.
View of Apollo astronaut (probably Gene Cernan) bunny hopping on the moon while Apollo 17 astronaut Dr. Harrison Schmitt sings a few bars of "The Fountain in the Park" but with alternate words "I Was Strolling on the Moon One Day" as Gene Cernan joins in. On April 23, 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke approach a house rock at the edge of North Ray crater. Charlie Duke exclaims, "Look at the size of that rock!" Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt holds a moon rock while Gene Cernan says, “We hope that this will be a symbol of what our feelings are, what the feelings of the Apollo Program are, and a symbol of mankind; that we can live in peace and harmony in the future.”Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard and Ed Mitchell setting up the Unite States flag on the moon. View of the earth from the moon as astronaut Harrison Schmitt comments, "This glow represented to all of us, I think, not only home but a very fragile place that we have come back and felt that needed not only protection but understanding"
U.S. President Richard M. Nixon after being elected President of the United States. President Nixon's trip to China and bilateral talks with Prime Minister Zhou Enlai. Nixon commending his translator. U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Kissinger aboard the Air Force One aircraft. He talks about Nixon's impact on international politics. Nixon in Russia with Soviet Premiere Nicolai Brezhnev. Brezhnev signs a treaty to limit nuclear arms. Nixon directly addresses Russian people on television. Nixon lays a wreath for Russians who died in the war. Civilians and buildings in Moscow. Women and children on Russian streets. A large crowd cheers and the U.S. Congress applauds as President returns to the United States from China. Aerial view of the U.S. Capitol with RFK Stadium visible behind it. The Statue of Liberty and the New York City skyline from the air. Richard Nixon walks on a sea shore. From a pro-Nixon "documentary" called "Portrait of a President" about President Richard Nixon. Released during his 1972 reelection campaign.
A film about an amphibious training of United States troops at Camp Gordon Johnston in Florida. An explosion occurs during a practice invasion. The troops crawl through mud as live ammunition is fired during simulated combat conditions. Soldiers crawl across a field under heavy firing. The soldiers in landing crafts approach the Florida beach and unload from the craft. (World War II period).
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