United States Army Air Forces General John Kenneth Cannon in Corsica, France during World War II. General Cannon and group seated in chairs on a field. They watch a demonstration on a map at a briefing. The group watches the demonstration. General Cannon and two officers seated. The officers stand and talk. They walk away from the area.
Senate's investigation of the 40 million war time airplane contracts in Washington, United States. Several officials seated at a desk discuss. Industrialist Henry John Kaiser talks about the early period of World War II when the Axis destroyed Allied ships and airplanes and they were defeated. An airplane parked on an airfield. American aviator and industrialist, Howard Robard Hughes speaks into a microphone. He talks about investigation of a case and his two airplane project. United States Senator from Maine Ralph Owen Brewster speaks against Hughes and asks about the 40 million dollars.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. A French Spad 11 aircraft parked at an airfield near Viefvillers in Oise, France. A group of American and French officers of the First Division standing and sitting beside the aircraft. A second Spad 11 parked in the background. A group of American officers of the 42nd Division, observers and photographers with the 1st Division stand beside the aircraft. These include Lieutenant R. T. Maddock, 17th Field Artillery; Lt. S. B. Nash, 151st Field Artillery; Lt. T. E. Hibbon, Captain H. B. Parker, Capt. W. B. Wynn, Lt. John S. Beekley, and Lt. J. P. Harmon of the 149th Field Artillery.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. A group of six officers examines a photograph. The officers include American officers Lieutenant J. P. Harmon, Lt. John S. Beekley and Lt. R. T. Maddock and Frenchman Captain DeSaint Cerau. Several buildings in the background. American Expeditionary Force Chief Intelligence Officer Major A. L. James talks with Squadron Commander of the 3rd Pursuit Flight Maj. William Thaw. The officers seated at a table in a sidewalk cafe. A large group of soldiers inspects a crashed French aircraft near Nixeville in Meuse, France. French ground crewmen work on a crash-landed Spad 11.
Activists work to register African American voters in Selma, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. African Americans and White Americans demonstrate and march for civil rights. A man holds a microphone in his hand. A man at the demonstration takes photos with a camera. A large crowd of demonstrators. Two cars in the foreground. African American civil rights movement leader John Lewis is interviewed by media persons.
U.S. President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC. President Nixon with National Youth Representatives of 1974 for the Boy Scouts of America. Attendees include Boy Scouts, Explorers, Cub Scout Thomas Caughey, and scouting leaders Robert Reneker, President of the BSA, and Alden Barber, Chief Scout Executive. President Nixon shakes hands and talks with the Scouts. Close-up view of some patches and name tag on the shirt of Eagle Scout Arthur E. Justice Jr. of Culowhee, North Carolina. The Boy Scouts present certificate and medallions and membership cards to Nixon. Photographers take photos. Scouts and Explorers in attendance are: Thomas Caughey, Arthur Justice Jr., John S. Jordan, Mark Guthrie, Kevin Hyde, Phillip Klawuhn, Richard Ohendalski, Bruce Ragan, Michael Snyder, Gregory Dyekman, Marc Franson, William Lee, Gilbert Melson, Glen Patton, Lois Saruwatari. Additional leaders present include Dr. Carl Marchetti (delegation advisor), George Freeman (Washington representative for BSA), advising and PR staff Charles Wetter, Les Coleman, and Mark Clayton.
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