President John F Kennedy waves standing in car during his visit to Berlin, Germany. President addresses people of Berlin gathered from the balcony of City Hall. He says, "Ich bin ein Berliner". Crowd cheers. President Kennedy with West Berlin Mayor, Willy Brandt in a balcony.
Two American teenage hosts, Bob Tinari and Sandy McQuarrie, broadcast a teen interest program “Accent on Youth” from the AFN (American Forces Network) Studio in West Berlin, Germany. “It’s 5:30 and it’s time for Accent on Youth!” Tinari said. The program plays a requested song from a listener- “It’s Up To You” by Ricky Nelson. Sergeant George Hudak plays a vinyl record on the phonograph turntable and operates studio music control panels. A group of teenage boys and girls dance early rock and roll dances like the Twist and “Mashed Potato” to the music of Ricky Nelson at the Berlin American Youth Activities (AYA) teen club.
Army Specialist Fred Cochran wearing headphones speaks over microphone at AFN (American Forces Network) studio in West Berlin, Germany. Announcer reads from sheets of papers kept on desk. Disc Jockey Cochran after his midnight shift prepares to go home. Radio engineer checks instruments at master control room in the radio sound studio.
Fuhrer Adolf Hitler in Berlin, Germany during World War II. Hitler returns to Germany after conquering France. In a Wehrmacht victory parade, crowds cheer as Hitler is driven through the streets of Berlin. Hitler in a convertible. He waves to the crowd gathered on either side of the streets. Nazi German soldiers salute Hitler while civilians cheer for the dictator. Other Nazi officers follow in several cars. Hitler waves, salutes and acknowledges the crowd. A huge crowd gathered outside a building. The Fuhrer arrives and greets the troops. Men, women and children wave to Hitler. The Swastika flag is raised on the building roof. SS troops control the unmanageable crowds. Hitler, Luftwaffe commander Genral Hermann Goring and other Nazi officers survey the huge crowds from the building balcony. Hitler and Goring salute the crowds. Shouting and cheering women and children greet Hitler.
"The Roaring 20s" or "the Jazz Age" with most scenes being from Berlin Germany (but this is not obvious in some of the shots, which could be in the USA or elsewhere). Couples dance the "Charleston" at night club in Berlin, Germany. Views of jazz bands playing. African American man dancing with Thompson's Band. Newspapers chronicle the political events of the era, including Hitler's struggle for political power.
Bombed buildings after the Battle of Berlin in World War II. Reflection of bomb damage in water. Wooden fences beside water. Unter den Linden boulevard with rubble. View of Neue Wache or New Guard (Unter den Linden 4, 10117 Berlin, Germany) royal guard house heavily damaged. Direction signs on road written in Russian. Pedestrians on road with luggage carts pulled by hand. Statue standing still sheltered partially by ruins of walls that used to surround it. Bomb damaged buildings along Unter den Linden. People and soldiers walk past the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 8, Berlin, Germany). An old man stands nearby.
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