NASA investigators examine grounded Apollo I space capsule to find out the reasons behind the death of three astronauts Rogers Chaffee, Edward White and Gun Grissom, at Cape Kennedy in Florida (Kennedy Space Center; Cape Canaveral).
Visit of American Army General John L DeWitt to Mexican General Lazaro Cardenas in Agua Calliente, Mexico. The Generals pose for a photograph with other military officers standing near them. General DeWitt and Mexican General Cardenas walk away from the officers. They stand near the trees in a yard and talk to each other. General Cardenas speaks in Mexican language and a translator translates his words into English. General DeWitt replies him and the translator translates in Mexican. They shake hands with each other.
The Saturn V also called the Moon Rocket takes off on its maiden flight (SA-501), unmanned. Saturn V rocket in launch position. The Moon Rocket takes off from the launch pad leaving behind smoke and fire. A part of Saturn V on water surface after successful splash down. Personnel pull it with the help of a rope.
Lyndon B. Johnson at mike addresses the nation. People go to polls and cast votes. Road sign 'Johnson City - Home Town of Lyndon B. Johnson'. Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife arrive to cast their votes. Cameramen and newsmen record the polls. Senator Barry Goldwater arrives to cast his vote in Arizona. Crowds and newsmen surround him outside. Traffic on a road in New York at night. Crowds and newsmen at New York Republican State Committee. Senator Robert Kennedy with other men at speaker's stand. Crowd cheers. Picture of Robert Kennedy. Edward Kennedy arrives home after injured in a plane crash. Edward Kennedy with his wife and children pose for the photographer. G.O.P candidate George Murphy in California becomes the Senator. Capitol in Washington DC. People go to cast their Presidential ballot. People cast votes. President Lyndon Johnson arrives at the speaker's stand.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Cape Canaveral, Florida. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Orbiter 104 Atlantis on mission 51-J. Space Shuttle program Brochure is shown. Boy helps little girl drink from soft drink can. Cape Kennedy employees and families on bleachers waiting to watch launch. Crowd watches the lift-off. Emblem for Kennedy Space Center and the flight crew rest on a notebook. A couple wears badges. People seated on the ground to watch the launch. Several people carry binoculars and camera. Crowd cheers when the shuttle is launched. View of Atlantis speeding upward spewing fire. Flag of NASA and the U.S. flag.
The first Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in Chicago, Illinois. Moderator Howard K. Smith invites Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon to give his opening statement. Nixon begins his statement. He talks about the huge competition faced by the United States. He states that he disagrees with Kennedy's statement on the poor growth in national product. Instead he states that there has been a 6% growth of Gross National Product (GNP) in the past years. He compares the overall development of the country during the Truman Administration and the Eisenhower Administration. He states that there has been a continuous progress in the field of education, hydroelectric power, hospitals and highways. He discusses the improvement in Gross National Product and the average family income. He discuss effective plans and programs in the every field. He compares the effective styles of spending of the Federal government and the Democratic government. In his final point he states that his disagreement with Kennedy is not about the goals for America but only about the means to reach those goals.
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