Japanese-American recruits in the United States Army, under training at Camp Shelby in Missouri, United States. A soldier practices firing a machine gun while others watch. Field training to the Nisei soldiers. Artillery advances in trucks on the roads. Nisei soldiers loaded in trucks. An anti aircraft gun under camouflage. Recruits learn to load it and take aim. (World War II period).
Japanese-American U.S. Army soldiers, receiving training at Camp Shelby in Missouri, United States, during World War 2. Convoy of amphibious vehicles and jeeps drive on mud roads. Army engineers on amphibious vehicle in a river. Engineers return back to the river banks. Organized military crew at the bank receives orders to built pontoon bridge. Soldiers tie ropes, assemble bridge, and arrange its pieces in river to make a complete river bridge. Rifled soldiers cross the bridge. The highest rank Nisei officer instructs as the soldiers set dynamite, the officer demonstrates dynamite explosion.
Japanese-American recruits in the United States Army, under training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi, United States. Nisei soldiers fire machine guns from a trench. They train on obstacle course. Soldiers crawl in a tunnel, jump a ridge, climb eight foot wall, crawl in bog. Marching practice by the troops. Buglers give a church call on Sundays. Prayers by soldiers and priests. Marching troops of soldiers salute U.S. national flag. (World War II period).
United States Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson in an interview admires former President Roosevelt. The majority leader in Senate reveals that he strongly believes in a philosophy that "I am a free man first,an American second,a senator third and then a Democrat." He talks about placing national interests much above personal and party interests. He also speaks about his heart attack and an unsigned letter from President Eisenhower.
A news presenter speaks about President Johnson's assuming office under strained times. An excerpt from a file interview with the then Vice President Lyndon Johnson follows. Lyndon Johnson talks about his childhood, his school and college life. He reveals that it was his childhood ambition to become a Senator. His father was a public representative which created his interest in public life and politics. He also talks about his experience as a Vice President of United States.
Newly appointed President Lyndon Johnson in a file interview as the then Vice President at his ranch in Texas. Johnson talks about the development, standard of living and industrial progress in United States. He believes that it is the peculiar system of government in America that has lead to its success. The system of free enterprise takes due care of the needs of all three sections of the population- the capitalists,the mangers and the workers. Johnson says the biggest problem is of learning to get along with the rest of the world.
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