The U.S. President Nixon addresses the Mississippi Economic Council silver anniversary meeting in Jackson, Mississippi. President Nixon speaks about various wars fought by America from speaker's podium in the Coliseum. The spectators in auditorium applaud. He speaks about need of long lasting peace in world. He mentions need for peace talks with China which rapidly progresses towards being a superpower. Officials attending included Governor William Waller, Senator Jim Eastland, Senator John Stennis, and Mississippi congressmen.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to People's Republic of China. Members of the American delegation seated on a dining table talk and take photos. President Nixon accompanied by First Lady Patricia and their party tour the Ming Tombs or mausoleums of the Ming dynasty. The approach to the Stele Pavilion. The party walks inside another building where few girls play cards game. Paintings and sculpture of ancient Chinese culture, wars and landlords.
Special report about State of Union Message by U.S. President Richard M Nixon to the Congress in Washington DC. President Nixon addresses the congress from the podium. Vice President Spiro Agnew and the Congress Speaker sit on seats behind podium President Nixon speaks about the Korean and Vietnam Wars and America's foreign policies. Congressmen including former Vice President Hubert Humphrey applaud. He stresses need for peaceful US-Soviet relations and relations with the People's Republic of China.
Returning Heroes Day, June 4, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during World War II. Officials and soldiers in a celebration arranged in honor of U.S. Army Air Force General Carl Andrew Spaatz, and U.S. Army General Omar Nelson Bradley. The Generals on special guest seats with Pennsylvania Governor, Edward Martin and Philadelphia Mayor, Bernard Samuels. An Army Major General sits with them. Soldiers, in a park, fire artillery gun in salute. Civilians shower ticker tape and confetti from the top of a building. They raise American flags. Army guards line the parade route, standing at parade rest with rifles. Policemen on motorbikes escort motorcade.. The Generals sitting with Governor Martin in an open customized jeep. A military band on a road side plays music. The Generals salute them. Spectators stand at the road sides. They shower ticker tape and confetti on the motorcade of the Generals. As they pass a park, soldiers fire an artillery gun in salute. In the downtown commercial district, banners across the street advertise E bonds. A band plays on the sidewalk as the motorcade passes.
Hungarian Lieutenant General Vitéz Kassai Farkas László accompanied by his staff, talks to an officer of the U.S. Army in Linz, Austria towards the end of World War II. An American officer orders his sergeant (interpreter) to ask the Hungarian General for his correct name and rank. The sergeant translates the officer's question into Hungarian . He answers with his name, Vitéz Kassai Farkas László, and rank: Lieutenant General. The officer asks him more questions about his men and about the Nazi Germans. The sergeant translates the questions and their responses for both men. The General smokes a cigarette. The sergeant also smokes a cigarette. The officer states that the American Army will not take the General's men prisoner, and will help them to return back to their country. The General stands on the bonnet of a jeep for a thanks giving speech. He thanks the U.S. Army for their humane treatment. His men also join him and cheer the news from their General about the Americans' statement.
World War 2 scenes following the Gran Sasso raid or Operation Eiche: The rescue of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini by German paratroops under the command of Otto Skorzeny, in the Apennine Mountains. A German soldier speaks over the radio. A tower on a hill. Otto Skorzeny salutes Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Skorzeny helps him from a mountain cable car. Soldiers wave and bid farewell to Mussolini as he boards a light German Fieseler Fi 156 'Stork' reconnaissance aircraft. The aircraft in flight. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano greet Mussolini as he gets off from a German Junker transport in Germany. Hitler, Mussolini and other officers. An official hugs and greets Mussolini. Hitler guides the Italian leader to his car. Soldiers give the Nazi salute. The two leaders get into the car and leave. German officers and soldiers welcome Hitler and Mussolini on arrival at Hitler's headquarters. The meet with numerous Nazi officials. They get into a car and leave. Mussolini meets more Nazi officers and officials. They greet Mussolini with the Nazi salute. Mussolini boards the German Junker. Hitler waves as the plane takes off for Italy.
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