James Francis Byrnes sworn in as the Secretary of State before United States President Harry S. Truman and members of Congress and Cabinet. Former President Franklin D Roosevelt greets Byrnes. Former Secretary of State and newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Edward Reilly Stettinius congratulates the new secretary. Former Secretary Cordell Hull signs the United Nations UN Charter (World Security Charter) in Washington DC.
Strategic bombing attack 'Shuttle Mission' by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the U.S. Army Air Forces on August 17, 1943 over Germany during World War II. A formation of B-17Fs over Germany. Vapor trails left by the airplanes. Aerial view of a German city. Smoking targets. B-17Fs over the Alps. A B-17 aircraft with a damaged tail flies over Regensburg, Germany. A B-17 aircraft with a damaged nose. Aerial view of African coastline. Mountainous terrain of Algiers, Algeria. Aerial view of barracks in Algiers. B-17Fs land on a field.
French fliers get new U.S. warplanes in North Africa during World War II. United States Army Air Forces General Carl Andrew Spaatz and Major General James Harold Doolittle present at an air base. A soldier holding the U.S. flag. Soldiers march in formation. Officers review the soldiers and salute them. Aircraft parked at the airbase.
Rocket powered aircraft X-15 pilots at Edwards Air Force Base in California. X-15 pilots Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson, Neil A Armstrong, Captain Robbert A Rushworth, John B McKay, Major Robert M White and Joseph A Walker stand in front of X-15. A sign reads 'NASA' Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson and John B McKay talk. X-15 in the background. Major Robert M White and Joseph A Walker talk. Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson, Neil A Armstrong, Captain Robbert A Rushworth, John B McKay, Major Robert M White and Joseph A Walker stand together. Major White and Joseph Walker stand beside X-15 and talk. Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson stands beside X-15. Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson stands beside X-15. John B McKay stands beside X-15. Captain Robbert A Rushworth stands beside X-15. Neil Armstrong stands beside X-15. Major Robert M White stands beside X-15. Captain Rushworth, John B McKay, Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson, Joseph A Walker, Neil A Armstrong and Major Robert M White stand around X-15 nose. Lt Commander Peterson, Neil A Armstrong, Capatain Rushworth, John B McKay, Major White and Joseph A Walker re mill around and talk.
Dramatization depicts the use of safety devices in the petroleum industry. John Swift, Chief Safety Engineer in Western Oil Company sits with his family. His son Bill working in another oil company talks about his job. The family warns him about accidents in his company where no safety precautions are taken. They tell him about the financial problems they had when John had met with an accident. John tells his son about the 'safety meeting' they had in his company. John visits 'Sales station' and 'pumping plant' of his company. Bill plays with a puppy in his company. John checks the safety precautions taken in his company. Bill meets with an accident and hurts his leg due to safety hazards. There is no first aid kit in his company. John takes him to a hospital. Bill is offered another job in an oil refinery. The crews at fire drill in Bill's new company. Bill's health check-up in the company. He is recommended to visit a dentist. A notice about safety in the company. The plant and safety precautions shown to him. Bill with his child at his home.
Film describes administration of LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide ) by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) during Project MKUltra. A trial of Dr. Joseph. Cornell University Medical Center where CIA secret commissioned study of communist brainwashing took place. Dr. Lawrence Hinkle explains the Russian methods of controlling and breaking a person. The purpose of the study is to find out the communist brainwashing techniques. The CIA documentary shows that they were interested in making mind control techniques on their own and to pre condition and control the Chinese in their homeland. News correspondent Paul Altmeyter questions Dr. Lawrence about the project and he answers. Documents show that the CIA was interested in developing more agents on whom they may have control, agents who were to perform test contrary to their own good. A Manchurian candidate who is been brainwashed is on a bed and is controlled by others. John Gittinger, Ex Chief Psychologist CIA, speaks about the brainwashing technique. Dr. Milton Kline , a psychologist ; a clinical and experimental hypnotist and a consultant to the CIA talks about the candidate under hypnotism. A Manchurian candidate is hypnotized and forced to perform a destructive act. John Gittinger says that there is no use of hypnotism and Dr. Kline gives his views. Another target for the Manchurian candidate was Casro. In the end it was decided that the Manchurian candidate is not feasible and research on mind control continued. A personality assessment system designed by John Gittinger to check how a human will behave. John talks about the system he designed. His system had many uses in the intelligence work.
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