U.S. and Laos leaders meet for discussions on formation of a coalition government in Laos. Map of Laos. Plane comes cargo being unloaded from the plane. U.S. President John F. Kennedy meets Chairman of the council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria. Prince Souvanna Phouma of Laos disembark. He goes away in a car. Communist head of Laos comes and journalists interview him. The Laos Right Wing Military Chief being interviewed in Laos. Officials confer in a meeting.
Jet airliner American Airlines Flight 1 crashes into Pumpkin Patch Channel of Jamaica Bay in New York soon after takeoff from Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport), bound for Los Angeles. Rescuers and the police inspect the area. The ruins of the crashed Boeing 707-123B on a marshy area and in the Bay. Skin divers board boats to head out and search for bodies. Some bodies of victims are carried away on stretchers.
Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India dies in New Delhi, India. Flashback scene from 1947 as thousands of people assemble and listen to Nehru speak from the Red Fort as India achieves Independence. View of Nehru talking with U.S. President John F Kennedy while walking in a garden in the early 1960s. Indian national flag lowered to mourn for his death. A large crowd gathered to witness his funeral according to Hindu rituals. A woman joins hands towards the dead body of Nehru and weeps.
U.S. President Richard Nixon talks about the Watergate tapes during a press conference in San Clemete, California. He is questioned by a journalist on the exposure of the tapes, and a survey which revealed that he was wrong to make the tapes. President Nixon responds stating that he isn't surprised since Americans do not approve of recording conversations. He talks about the recording capacity in the White House and Camp David, and dismantling and resetting of the system for national security reasons. He also states that the system has existed during the time of President Lyndon Johnson and President John F. Kennedy.
United States Vice President Spiro Agnew addresses a meeting of Republican governors and leaders. His remarks support the words and actions of the President of United States, Richard Nixon. He cites examples from John F Kennedy and Winston Churchill. He expresses his opinion about United States President Richard Nixon. Members of the assembly applaud. He talks about role of satellite news networks like NBC news, CBS news and other media networks, creating doubts in the minds of the American people. He calls for the press networks to be more responsible to people and government.
General Lucius D. Clay retires in Germany. General Clay shakes hands with people outside the West Berlin Schöneberg Town Hall (John-F.-Kennedy-Platz 1 10825 Berlin). West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt accompanies General Clay. A torch light demonstration outside the General's house. General Clay waves to the crowd. People hold a banner that reads 'Thank You Lucius Clay'. General Clay shakes hands with the crowd.
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