Flags flutter on a building in Laos, French Indochina. Laotian children stand in line with flags in their hands. French Overseas Minister, Marius Moutet, is given a traditional welcome, by residents, who each present him with flowers. Minister Moutet, later visits a Buddhist temple and greets monks, who stand in a line. One of the monks wears French military decorations.
U.S. Navy Lt. Charles F. Klusmann arrives in San Diego, California after his escape from The Pathet Lao forces during the Vietnam War. Charles F. Klusmann and his wife climb down a ladder. Men on an airport take pictures. He is greeted by people at the airport. Lt. Klusmann and his wife get in a car. They leave the airport. Swearing in Ceremony aboard destroyer USS John Willis. U.S. Navy commander Bob Robert and his wife with other officer aboard USS John Willis. A Navy officer speaks into a microphone. U.S. Navy commander Bob Robert and his wife taking an oath. They sign on a document. Navy officers stand in the background.
Prime Minister of Laos Souvanna Phouma at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States. The Seal of S Secretary of Defense on a door. Interior of an office room shows U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird greeting Souvanna Phouma and his staff. USMC (United States Marine Corps) MSGT (Master Sergeant) Barbara Newton at her desk.
French political official visits French forces and installations in Indochina. Aerial views of the French military installation at Vinh-Yen. A sign:' Vinh Yen' painted on roof of building to be easily seen from the air. A French sentry stands on the roof of a building. The French political official and military officers confer. The official and his French military entourage visit the royal compound in Laos. Several small Laotian flags with the elephant symbol on them are seen on front of building. The Laotian military escorts take off their shoes at the entrance. The French official and military walk on a road. Laotian children line both sides of the road waving small flags.
Laotian soldiers unload a field artillery piece from a truck and set it up in field across from mountains. They unload artillery shells from a truck and drive stakes to secure the . Soldier talks on telephone. Royal Laotian T-28 light fighter bomber aircraft fly low, overhead. Soldiers load and fire artillery on field. Smoke column rises from shell explosions. Soldier picks up shell, from stack on ground. He hands it over to another soldier. Soldiers sit under a tree. Officer looks through a binocular. (World War II period).
President John F Kennedy's addresses the Inaugural Anniversary Dinner in Washington DC on January 20, 1962. Kennedy makes a joke about the deficit. Jacqueline Kennedy claps. Also President Kennedy speaking at the Yale University Commencement on June 11, 1962. He jokingly says, "It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds, a Harvard education and a Yale degree."