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Richard Nixon and John Kennedy answer reporters' questions during a presidential election debate in Washington DC, U.S.

The second Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in Washington DC, United States. Alvin Spivak of United Press International asks Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon to comment on his intentions in the field of civil rights. Nixon answers and states that progress is to be made in the field of employment by giving statutory authority to the Committee on Government Contracts. He states that in the field of schools, provisions should be laid whereby the federal government would give assistance to districts who want to integrate their schools. He speaks about presidential leadership. He concludes and says that the civil rights of the Americans should be recognized in order to protect the country from communist rule. Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy points that Nixon hasn't discussed what would be his policy on implementing the Supreme Court decision of 1954 and what would he do and what would be his leadership in providing fair employment, housing and education. He concludes by saying that the president must establish a moral leadership. Harold R. Levy of Newsday asks Kennedy to comment on what the President should do in racial discrimination events such as Little Rock Nine or the lunch-counter sit-ins. Kennedy says that he thinks that a president operates in different areas as a legislative leader, an executive leader and a moral leader and his functions differ in each area. He talks about the government contracts. He speaks about the standards set by the Americans which the Communists don't set. He comments on the case of Little Rock and says the U.S. President should go with the Supreme Court's decision. Nixon comments on the matter of the Committee on Government Contracts being mentioned by Kennedy. He talks about the functions of the Democratic Congress. He states that actions are required along with hopes. He concludes and says that in the field of executive leadership, U.S. president must lead and act as he talks.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1960, October 7
Duration: 8 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073645
United States President Harry Truman awards Collier Trophy to Lewis Rodert

United States President Harry Truman awards Collier Trophy for air safety to Aeronautics Engineer Lewis Rodert. Both men shake hands. Rodert is recognized for his work in developing a heat method for preventing the icing of aircraft (de-icing method).

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1947, December 12
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040652
People departing grounds of Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC after Civil Rights march and Philip Randolph addresses reporters

Americans gathered in large numbers for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC, known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. African American and white citizens are seen gathered at the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States) following the speech by Martin Luther King Jr. People hold flags in their hands. They hold their hands together and sing "We Shall Overcome". Organizers begin taking down chairs as the crowd is departing the Lincoln Memorial grounds. A young woman takes photographs of the people. They hold boards and placards in hands. People sit along the sides of the Reflecting Pool near the memorial. They talk amongst themselves and soak their feet in the water. A man in a Queens College sweatshirt walks and talks with a friend. At another location, A. Philip Randolph addresses reporters and speaks about the success of the march. Roy Wilkins and Walter Reuther stand beside him, and John Lewis is behind him. Night view of the city. People returning home from the March. People asleep in buses at night. Audio in background of clip at end with people singing and chanting "Freedom!"

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1963, August 28
Duration: 3 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028223
Aerial views of the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument in Washington DC, USA.

Aerial views of Washington DC in United States. Fly-by shows Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States), bridge leading to the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and surroundings including the Munitions Building and the Main Navy Building. Circling around the Jefferson Memorial (16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242, United States).

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1954
Duration: 2 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050412
Generals review the United States Army 3rd Division along with military tanks and trucks.

Review of the United States Army 3rd Division. Speeding of the mechanization of the military units. The military tanks, trucks and troops reviewed. Troops march with flags. Generals salute.

Location: Fort Lewis Washington USA
Date: 1940, June 19
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046134
British geologist George B. Reynolds and workers drilling for oil and striking oil in Masjed Soleyman, Iran, Persia.

Activities of George B. Reynolds and his team operating an oil drilling mechanism in Masjed Soleyman, Iran. Reynolds, representing the Anglo-Persian Oil Company or APOC, (which later became British Petroleum in 1954, or BP), studies maps while smoking a pipe. An oil rig set up in the desert at the location Masjid-i-Sulaiman. Workers and mechanics working at the rig. Close views of the diary records of George B. Reynolds. Men work on oil rigs under intense sun. The oil rig working and striking oil; a cloud of smoke and fire from the ground. Close views of a binder holding letter from Lewis Mallet to the British foreign office announcing the successful oil discovery. A seemingly unrelated two-second view of 1908-era motor cars on a street follows.

Location: Masjed Soleyman Iran
Date: 1908, May 26
Duration: 2 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036727
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