A U.S. Army soldier seated on a chair takes a nap. A cup kept in front of him on the table. Children walking on sidewalk in small town America. Downtown view of small Indiana town. View of an American family of a small town seated in dining room for a dinner meal. Children exit a one room school house. Both a well-kept high school building and a rural simple school are shown, with boys and girls in bare feet exiting the poor rural school down a wooden ramp. Men lined up for work. Children playing in slum and tenement areas in poverty stricken areas. Quick views of skyscrapers, new schools, buildings, colleges (including view of Rice University in Houston Texas) and art galleries in the United States, including the National Gallery of Art entrance. A Texan in a cowboy hat delivers a John Randolph famed "Texas Brag" saying, "If all the hogs in Texas were one big hog, he could dig the Panama Canal with three roots and a grunt.” The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Labor organizer John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) states, "The American Federation of Labor can help if it will, it can uphold anything, but we shall carry on." An American town hall meeting in progress. (World War II period).
Young Russian Communist organizer addresses a huge gathering. American journalist and socialist activist, John Reed (John Silas "Jack" Reed), is seen seated at the man's feet on an elevated stage or platform. Men riding horses, some pulling small wagons and chariots. Russian cavalry moving in formation. Open carriages, with soldiers in them, are pulled by teams of horses in a rapid gallop along a dirt road. Individual soldiers run beside them along road's edge. Mikhail Kalinin (also known as "Kalinych"), carrying a cane, reviews troops and accepts flag from them. He bows slightly to the troops. Russian cavalry crossing a pontoon bridge, and galloping past some horses being watered. Mikhail Frunze salutes while reviewing troops. A World War I, French 75 field piece fired from railroad flatcar. Explosions in the background on an open field. Smoke and dust rise up due to explosions. Russian cavalry charging across a snow-dusted field.
A cake celebrating Universal's 50th anniversary is displayed. Thomas Edison seen in his laboratory. Drawing shows woman looking through an Edison Kinetoscope. Hands demonstrate flip card motion pictures. A model of Edison's "Black Maria" studio. Kinescope pictures displayed include 'Charlie Chaplin and the Dumb waiter' , 'Billy West in the Absent Minded Janitor', 'Ham and Bud in The Sausage Factor!', and 'Bill Hart's Best.' A man watches Kinetoscope of a Bill Hart movie with cowboys fighting in a saloon. Scenes from Carl Laemmle's 1909 film 'Hiawatha' movie set. Cameramen behind hand cranked motion picture camera. View of film set stage. Outake from 1935's 'East of Java' shows Charles Bickford mauled by a lion. Aerial view of Universal City. Will H. Hays presents Carl Laemmle with plaque honoring 30th year as film maker as Cecille B. Demille, Mary Pickford and Will Rogers look on. Other celebrities include Edward Arnold, Otto Kruger, Jesse Lasky, King Baggot, May Robson, and Binnie Barnes. Clark Gable, Jack Oakie, Jack L. Warner, Carol Lombard, and William Powell at a Hollywood premiere. 'Spartacus' opens at the Pantages theater. The movie 'Back Street' premieres. John Gavin, Anna May Wong, Miyoshi Umeki, James Shigeta, and Nancy Kwan are at the opening of 'Flower Drum Song.' Movie premieres of 'The Pajama Game' and 'Love, Come Back' featuring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall. John Saxton and Janet Lake attend premier of 'Midnight Lace' Other celebrities include producer Ross Hunter with Julia Meade and Lana Turner. Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin attend premiere of 'Come September' Rock Hudson accepts German film award. Premiere of 'Anaguas a Bordo' with Tony Curtis. Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, and Janet Leigh at premiere of Spartacus. Kirk Douglas attends royal showing of Spartacus in London. Princess Margaret congratulates him as well as Universal President Milton Rackmil and VP Americo Aboaf. Milton Rackmil and Cary Grant Universal's 50th anniversary cake.
The Hollywood Film Foreign Press Awards Ceremony in the United States. Stars like Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh and John Gavin and his wife arrive at the award ceremony. Cary Grant receives an award for the film 'Operation Petticoat'. John Gavin receives an award for most promising male newcomer. Susan Kohner receives award for the best supporting actress for the film 'Imitation of Life'. Linda Cristal, Rock Hudson, with famous columnist Louella Parsons and Edward G Robinson also attended the ceremony. The winners pose with the awards.
U.S. President Richard Nixon talks about his officials' role in informing the prosecutors during the Watergate Scandal in San Clemente, California. A journalist seeks an explanation from the President as to why, after being informed by his officials about the White House staff's involvement in criminal activities, had he not given this information directly to the prosecutor rather than allowing his staff to conduct their own investigations. The President explains that he was under the impression that both the people responsible for communication with the prosecutor, White House Counsel John Wesley Dean and the President's Assistant for Domestic Affairs John Ehrlichman, were keeping the prosecutor informed. Another journalist asks the President whether he felt he owned an apology to American citizens with regard to the Cambodian bombing. The President states that he does not feel that way since the bombed area in Cambodia was occupied by North Vietnam Communists and was being used for attacking and killing American soldiers. The President felt that his countrymen would be thankful to him for taking the necessary action in order to save the lives of American soldiers. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. President Richard Nixon answers journalist Richard questions regarding the Watergate issue in Orlando, Florida. Richard asks the President about his reaction both personal and political regarding the credibility with the American people as well as his reaction on the discovery that the tapes for White House Counsel John Dean and U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell did not exist. The President responds that he was disappointed. He states that the missing of such tapes gives the impression of things being covered up by the President or his staff members. He states that he would have been been more disappointed in case the tapes which were considered more important would have been missing. He briefly talks about the tapes of September 15th, March 13th and 21st. He states that even though those two missing tapes are not been considered as an essential part of the investigation by the Urban Committee, but he is still disappointed.
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