American aviator, Douglas "wrong way" Corrigan speaking on July 18, 1938 (after landing in Ireland) about his alleged mistake in heading across the Atlantic instead of towards California, in a flight from New York City. Scene shifts to Corrigan taxiing in his airplane.View of Corrigan in his airplane and exiting therefrom as engine shuts down and prop stops. People gather by his airplane. He is seen opening congratulatory communications at the "chief Secretaries Lodge" in Dublin, residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. Corrigan is seen standing outside the residence with John Clarence Cudahy, the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. Corrigan again seen talking with interviewers. Sightseeing boats carrying fans and signs welcome Corrigan upon his arrival back in New York. Signs read: "Brooklyn is waiting for Corrigan" and " Celtic Circle welcomes Corrigan."He is feted by a ticker tape parade along Broadway.
Americans gathered in large numbers for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC, known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. African American and white citizens are seen gathered at the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States) following the speech by Martin Luther King Jr. People hold flags in their hands. They hold their hands together and sing "We Shall Overcome". Organizers begin taking down chairs as the crowd is departing the Lincoln Memorial grounds. A young woman takes photographs of the people. They hold boards and placards in hands. People sit along the sides of the Reflecting Pool near the memorial. They talk amongst themselves and soak their feet in the water. A man in a Queens College sweatshirt walks and talks with a friend. At another location, A. Philip Randolph addresses reporters and speaks about the success of the march. Roy Wilkins and Walter Reuther stand beside him, and John Lewis is behind him. Night view of the city. People returning home from the March. People asleep in buses at night. Audio in background of clip at end with people singing and chanting "Freedom!"
CH-21B takes off, flies over and lands on a helicopter pad at Pentagon. Man boards the helicopter. He shuts the door. Helicopter takes off. Trees on the helicopter pad. Cars pass on the ground. Other cars parked on the ground. Houses and trees in the background. VIP's talk at the helicopter pad. The Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles with the Secretary of Defense Charles E Wilson and other VIP walks along the side of Pentagon. Mr Dulles boards CH-21B.
United States diplomatic, intelligence, and military officials stand on the porch of Summer White House at Newport United States. United States VIP's on the sidewalk. They depart the White House and cross the street to a large lawn. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gates, Admiral Burke, Mr. John Foster Dulles, members of CIA and others leave the summer White House. Gates confers with two reporters. Mr Dulles and Admiral Burke on the walkway. Gates speaks with newsmen outside the White House. Dulles walks up and stops before Mr Gates. Secretary of State Christian Herter descends the steps holding crutches, stopping and speaking to Haggerty. Naval aide talks to Herter. Haggerty lights a cigarette. Herter stands alongside Limousine as crutches are given to an aide. He steps into the car. Eisenhower's naval aide confers with someone in the rear of the car. Eisenhower steps from the doorway of the Summer White House.
American soldiers raise a large U.S. flag to cover a German Swastika emblem on top of the Tribune at Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg (Nurnberg),Germany. U.S. 3rd Infantry Division soldiers gather around the stadium in large numbers and exhibit a parade. Commander of the U.S. 7th Army Lieutenant General Alexander M Patch, Major General John W O'Daniel and other officers review the troops from the speaker's platform. (World War II period).
The return of "Carlson's Raiders," to Pearl Harbor following their successful Makin Raid in World War 2. View from a high point overlooking a wharf at Pearl Harbor, as the USS Nautilus (SS-168) approaches. The wharf is crowded with a military honor guard, a reception committee of high ranking naval officers, and other well-wishers. (Unrelated sequence inserted, of a surfaced submarine, as it fires its deck gun and smoke arises in the sea from a burning ship in the distance.) Scene shifts back to Pearl Harbor, again. This time it shows the USS Argonaut (SS-166) docked, and Admiral Chester Nimitz boarding the submarine and shaking hands with Lieutenant Commander John R. Pierce, USN, its Commanding Officer. Major James Roosevelt, USMCR, (President Roosevelt's son) who is Executive Officer of the Second Raider Battalion (Carlson's Raiders) salutes Nimitz, who then shakes hands with him. Scene shifts again, to deck of the USS Nautilus, where Admiral Nimitz, holding Japanese war trophies from the Makin Raid, discusses them with a young officer from the Second Raider Battalion. View of arms and equipment of the Marines on the submarine deck. Sailors transport a wounded Marine on a litter. Marine Raiders begin to leave the submarine and walk past a military honor guard with rifles at parade rest.
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