On a sketch of the Texas School Book Depository Building 6th floor, a narrator points out likely exit route used by President Kennedy's assassin in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. A Secret Service Agent is filmed holding a simulated rifle as he moves from the window from which shots were fired. View from the back of the agent walking across the 9th floor, past many boxes, towards the stairway. He hides the simulated gun and exits the down stairway. Next he is seen entering the second floor from the stairway and walking through office corrridors, arriving at the employees lunchroom.
A diagram shows the route taken by Lee Harvey Oswald to escape after assassinating President Kennedy in Dallas,Texas. It traces Oswald's movements from the Texas school book depository building and by bus and taxi to his rooming house. Narrator points out places where his jacket was found, as well as where he shot Officer Tippit, and the Texas theater where he was apprehended ..
Joseph Kennedy American Ambassador to Britain at his office in London as Douglas Jenkins, Head of Administrative Department comes and they discuss an important matter. Jenkins leaves and Joseph goes through some cables and speaks over the phone. Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovakian Minister to London comes to the office and discusses with the Ambassador.
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.
After the assassination death of President Kennedy, and on arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland: President Lyndon B Johnson and Mrs. Lyndon B Johnson walk on tarmac after debarking from the Air Force One aircraft at Andrews Air Force Base. They are met by military and civilian officials. The President walks over to microphones and speaks. President surrounded by military officials and is talking to them, and then he goes to the waiting helicopter with Mrs. Johnson while photographers take pictures.
Members of President Kennedy's cabinet alighting from aircraft VC-137B. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, in center talking with newsmen. With him, from left to right are Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, Secretary of Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Dr. Walter Heller, Chairman of Council on Economic Advisors and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. View of VIPs leaving in car.
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