Two astronauts of the "Space Race," Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov and U.S. astronaut John Hershel Glenn Junior meet for the first time in Washington D.C. Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov and American astronaut John Hershel Glenn Junior attend a seminar on space being conducted by the International Council of the Scientific Union. Glenn and Titov register for the seminar inside the National Academy of Sciences (2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20418, United States). The two astronauts visit Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) and Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). Other officers accompany them.
Welcome and honor of American astronaut John Herschel Glenn Junior in Washington DC. John Glenn and his family in a motorcade drive from the White House to the United States Capitol. During his journey he waves at the civilians standing on the streets holding banners. They greet and cheer for him. Glenn arrives at the United States Capitol. Dignitaries give a standing ovation to him. He addresses the Joint Session of Congress. He calls for the recognition of his team who helped him in space and looks to a great future of exploration of other worlds. He says "as our knowledge of the universe in which we live increases, may God grant us the wisdom and guidance to use it wisely".
American astronaut John Herschel Glenn Junior's does the final rehearsal for America's first manned orbital flight in Cape Canaveral. John Glenn gets ready for the final rehearsal. Officers at the controls. A missile atop a spacecraft. Glenn checks cameras and inspects the space craft. He dons a space suit. He talks with newsmen. Fellow astronaut Scott Carpenter stands near him.
A U.S. Army-sponsored documentary about the spreading threats of communism and the American way of life in United States. A farmer and his teenage son in the town of Ottumwa, Iowa . The boy and his father on a Saturday morning visit the Ottumwa Sale Barn. They observe cattle and the auction of cows. The chant or chatter of the auctioneer selling the cattle. Views of the exterior and interior of the Morrell meat processing factory, including slaughtered beef hanging for inspection and meat-packing operations. A Morrell truck leaving the factory. Exterior views of the John Deere Ottumwa Works building as workers leave through its doorways. John Deere farm equipment on display outside the building.
Former White House Counsel John Dean testifies in front of the Senate-Watergate Committee hearings, Washington DC. Former Counsel Dean sitting in the court while Watergate hearings underway. John Dean speaks about his conversations and discussions with other White House counsels in the Watergate scandal. A large number of press reporters and members of the Committee listen carefully to his words.
Former White House Counsel John Dean testifies in front of the Senate-Watergate Committee hearings, Washington DC. Former Counsel Dean sitting in the court speaks about White House plans to deal with the Senate Committee. Members of the Committee during John Dean's testimony. He speaks about other White House counsels and their opinion about the Senate-Watergate hearings and how to deal with the Watergate Senate Hearings.
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