John Charles Daly standing in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States, speaks of the period prior to the establishment of the U.S. Medal of Honor. Reenacted scenes of the War of 1812 are shown, including British and American naval engagements and Americans fighting British regulars in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 .
John Charles Daly, standing in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, speaks about recipients of the Medal of Honor during the Civil War and Indian Campaigns. Excerpts from films about those events are then shown. A newspaper headline reads 'Southern States withdraw from Union'. Dramatized scenes: Men fire artillery during the American Civil War in 1861. Soldiers mounted on horseback advance on a battlefield. A montage of current day scenes show battlefield at Gettysburg and various memorial statues commemorating Union soldiers of the Civil War. . Mr. Daly points at names of Civil War Union heroes (1861-1865) and heroes of Native American Indian Campaigns (1861-1898) in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Virginia.
John Charles Daly stands in the Hall of Heroes, at the Pentagon, in front of large replicas of the Medals of Honor. He extols the courage of Medal of Honor recipients whose names appear on the wall behind him. Camera backs away, revealing the three types of medals flanked by American flags and with the words: "Hall of Heroes," displayed above them. Camera retreats down the hall away from the display to a fade out.
American Forces Radio and Television Station facility in Los Angeles, California. Women walks on sidewalk in Los Angeles. Women enter AFRTS building in Los Angeles. Man in 16mm film library packs 16mm motion picture films into boxes. Officer runs a kinescope machine to record video onto 16mm motion picture film. Officer operates 2" quad videotape recorder to record television program. African-American man packs record albums into boxes and tapes box shut.
American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) facility in Los Angeles, California. U.S. Army personnel, in uniform, operate an AFRTS broadcast studio. Recording artist, actress, and singer Barbara Randolph seated in the sound room and working as the disc jockey for a radio program. She introduces a song and plays it for listeners. 45 rpm record playing on turntable. 1/4" reel to reel audio tape deck playing. Scene shifts to actor Robert Strauss, preparing to be filmed giving a promotional and public service message for American service personnel. Camera is ready. A man strikes a clapper, and the filming begins.
View from height, overlooking crowds and street cars. A band is playing as President Nixon struggles through throng and enters a cable car. The cable car is followed by an open limousine and motorcycle police escort, as it makes its way up the hilly street. Poiice officers and officials mingling on a sidewalk. News media representatives with cameras are seen. President Nixon threads his way through dense crowd, reaching out to shake hands. In front of the St. Francis hotel, Mrs. pat Nixon walks across the street towards center of Union Square. President Nixon stands in open car, in front of the St. Francis Hotel, to say a few words to the crowd.
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