Events in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 16, 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction over Soviet missile positions in Cuba. A sign reads 'Fallout Shelter'. Supermarket food store shelves stripped by people eager to stock rations in case of nuclear war. Queues and lines at grocery checkouts as shoppers stock up.
Cars from nine countries displayed at the Sixth Annual Automobile Show in New York. Four hundred and fifty models of cars from United States and eight foreign countries are displayed at the auto show. A model dressed as a British Bobby police officer 'guards' the BMC booth which is showing a BMC-MG convertible. Front view of a Jaguar MK-X saloon. Two men look at a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. Cut-away view of a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. A woman sits at the wheel of a Datsun Fair Lady Roadster, model SPL310 convertible. (L designation is for left hand drive) A model sits on the hood of a 1962 Cadillac.
The Kentucky Derby in the United States, and the Grand National Steeplechase in the United Kingdom. The spectators seated in a stand to watch the Kentucky Derby horse race. A weapon trainer, James E. Fitzsimmons. The horses run in the Kentucky Derby horse race. America Jockey William Lee Shoemaker on horse Gallant Man during the race. Iron Liege competing against Gallant Man. Iron Liege wins the race. Iron Liege with jockey as they receive the prize. Change of scene to Liverpool, England. The horses jump the famous fences in the England Grand National Steeplechase. The horses fall while jumping. Sundew wins the race in Liverpool, England.
U.S. troops moving into position along the southern Atlantic coast. A girl is pulled through window of transport train, saying goodbye to troops. Rail crossing at night, man with signal light. Train past carrying military equipment and United States troops toward Southern Atlantic coast. Formation of United States fighter planes in the sky. Views at Naval Air Station Florida, with fighter jets landing and missiles loaded on planes. Aerial views of airfields showing massed aircraft and hospital equipment and ambulances on airfields by October 20th, particularly in Florida bases.
Eleanor Roosevelt championing Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II, as Democratic candidate for President, in 1960, in spite of two prior defeats at the polls. She is seen at an intimate gathering speaking with Stevenson and others. After Stevenson fails to gain the nomination, she supports the Democratic candidate, John F. Kennedy (JFK), with whom she is seen. In another scene, Mrs. Roosevelt stands with Kennedy, and Theodore Sorenson, his advisor and speechwriter. She sits with JFK as his political advisers stand behind them. October 31, 1962, Adlai Stevenson is seen informing the public that Mrs. Roosevelt is gravely ill. She dies on November 7, 1962. On November 10th 1962, mourners, including: Laura Delano, Nelson Rockefeller, Adlai Stevenson, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ralph Bunche,Theodore Sorenson, and Robert Wagner are seen walking across a snowy churchyard in Hyde Park,at her funeral. They are followed by Former President, Harry Truman, with wife, Bess and daughter, Margaret. A moment later, President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy arrive, accompanied by Secret Service Agents. A NY State Trooper salutes as they walk past to enter the chapel. Mourners gather around the bier as clergy officiate for the burial at Springwood, in Hyde Park. Closeup shows President Kennedy, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson, and former President Truman standing together. The eulogy by Adlai Stevenson is heard as a montage of Eleanor Roosevelt images is seen. On April 23, 1963, signs Congressional Act, chartering the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation. He speaks about it outside the White House.
The Kentucky Derby horse race in Kentucky, United States. A fire on the ground before the race. Smokes rises due to the fire. Spectators in the stands. Traffic on streets. Eleven horses at a gate. The horse race starts. The spectators watch the race. A woman looks through binoculars. The horses run on the track. People in the stands cheer. Lucky Debonair wins the race. The results on a board. The winner horse in the center and people around the horse.
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