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Vice President Nixon gives his closing statement during the fourth presidential election debate held in New York, U.S.

The fourth presidential election debate held between Democratic nominee Senator John F. Kennedy and Republican nominee U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon in New York, United States on 21st October 1960. ABC news correspondent Quincy Howe speaks during the debate and asks Vice President Richard Nixon to give his closing statement. Vice President Nixon opposes Senator Kennedy's statement that American is standing still. He says more houses and classrooms have been built, there has been a progress in civil rights and progress in field of slum clearance in Eisenhower's Administration which is more than in the previous administration. He says the United States should extend freedom to the world. He says that there were eleven dictators in Latin America in 1953 and now there are only 3 left. Nixon also talks about free government in Africa. He says that America will move ahead with the kind of leadership that we can provide in these years ahead. Correspondent Quincy speaks. He says that the opening statements by both candidates ran eight minutes each. The closing statements ran four minutes, thirty seconds. The order of speaking was reversed from their first joint appearance, when they followed the same procedure. A panel of newsmen questioned each candidate alternately. The first discussion dealt only with domestic policy. This one dealt only with foreign policy. As members of a new political generation, Vice President Nixon and Senator Kennedy have used new means of communication to pioneer a new type of political debate.

Date: 1960
Duration: 6 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073676
Dedication ceremony of the U.S. Army Felker Heliport at Fort Eustis, Virginia.

Aerial view of helicopters at Fort Eustis, Virginia, with snow on the ground. Crowd gathered inside a large hangar. The widow of Alfred C. Felker, wearing a corsage, stands with his father, as Army officers salute in tribute at the dedication of the Felker heliport. A young boy who is Felker's young son removes the covering from the dedication plaque, which reads:"U.S. Army Fort Eustis Virginia, Felker Heliport in Memory of WOJG Alfred C. Felker 1929-1953." A Piasecki H-21 Workhorse or Shawnee helicopter takes off from the snow covered airfield. Mrs. Felker is a passenger on one of two smaller helicopters that circle around one another and then land.

Date: 1954, December 9
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040176
U.S. Information Agency informs people abroad about American life and culture through radio, libraries, concerts, and exhibits

Worlwide activities of the U.S. Information Agency. Four men in a bar in Italy. Narrator refers to European apprehension right after the war about America and the atom. The Italian men are polled and now understand about peaceful uses of atomic energy. Maps showing 200 U.S. Information Agency posts in 80 countries. An "Amerika Haus"in a major German city. Germans enter and peruse books and newspapers. An "Amerika Hause" book mobile (autobucherei) drives into a German village. Local people enter and browse the bookshelves. A boy selects a book entitled "Christoph Kolumbus" (Christopher Columbus). A german policeman perusing a book. A man walking out with several books. A discussion group, under auspices of USIA, gathered around a table. A concert with orchestra and chorus (Conductor appears to be Wilhelm Furtwängler, of the Berlin Philharmonic, who died in 1954, so this is likely a shot from 1953-1954 range). A sign on building in Berlin reads: "RIAS" (Radio in American Sector). A German speaking radio announcer in RIAS broadcasting. People visiting the "Family of Man" exhibit which originated in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and shown in 37 countries abroad, under USIA sponsorship.

Date: 1956
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024535
United States Navy helicopter lands on the flight deck of USS Mississippi (AG-128) in Atlantic Ocean.

Guided Missile Terrier for the USS Mississippi (AG-128) in Atlantic Ocean. Sailor with green flag waves a helicopter in and it lands on the flight deck of USS Mississippi (AG-128). It is a HUP-2 of Helicopter Utility Squadron (HU-2) (nicknamed the "Atlantic Fleet Angels," under the command of CAPT. Richard S. Roberts from 1953-1955). Partial view of another HUP-2 helicopter in foreground. United States Navy helicopter lands on the flight deck of USS Mississippi. Admiral Robert Bostwick Carney gets into a helicopter. USS Wisconsin (BB-64) underway. A helicopter airborne in foreground. Side view of USS Wisconsin and bow.

Date: 1954, November 11
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024975
Surrealist jewelry collection and art pieces by Salvador Dalí on display in Spain

An art pieces and jewelry exhibition in Spain. "The Persistence of Memory" (1949) by Salvador Dalí as jewelry made of gold, diamonds, enamel and a clock with Jaeger LeCoultre 426 mechanism. Women look at the surrealist jewelry designed by Salvador Dalí which is displayed at the exhibition. Leaf-veined hands made of sculptured gold, rubies and emeralds, designed by Salvador Dalí. A brooch designed by Dalí. “The Royal Heart” (1953). Art pieces by Dalí made with pearls, gems and precious metals are on display.

Date: 1954, November 11
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073124
Scenes of Berlin divided by newly built Berlin Wall; Unrest in the years after division into East and West Berlin, Germany

The divided city of Berlin, Germany caused by the erection of the Berlin Wall. Shows early scenes of the Berlin Wall being built. Opening scene shows camera pan from Brandenburg Gate down to street level where East German construction workers are using a jack hammer and hand digging a trench across the middle of the street to serve as foundation for the Berlin Wall. A Soviet guard watches over the construction workers. East Germans and Soviet Russians walking with a spool of razor wire, putting up barbed wire barricades along other sections of the dividing border. German citizens gathered along the wall as it is built in a field area. Several young men in suits being pushed and harassed by a guard on the East German side of the Berlin Wall. View of a railroad train track that has been cut, and workers digging a deep trench at the site to build the wall right through the run of railroad track. East German refugees walking through a checkpoint area, desperate to leave east Germany before total closure of the border occurred. Refugees gathered in crowded shelters with mattresses on the ground. Young German children and babies sleeping on mats. Views of barbed wire crossing railroad track runs. Animated map showing routing of aircraft for the Berlin Airlift in response to the Berlin Blockade by the Soviet Union in 1948. Views of various aircraft flying overhead, bringing supplies to citizens during the blockade. Relief supplies and food being unloaded at airport for citizens. People waving white handkerchiefs in the air to express thanks as a Berlin Airlift airplane passes overhead. Scene changes to 1953 riots on the streets of East Berlin, Germany, with crowds of protestors throwing rocks at a Soviet tank and views of a building on fire with smoke pouring from its windows. Next scenes show West Berlin scenes as a juxtoposition of the East Germany scenes. Views of successful German industry and commerce in West Berlin. People working in West Berlin. Newly built tall buildings in West Berlin. German people shop in stores. A boy adds a bar of chocolate to a shopping basket. Men working in large industrial plants and factories. Large Siemens equipment in use in an electrical transmission component factory. A scientist or engineer looking through a microscope like device.

Date: 1961, August
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076563