Preparation for flight during Project Excelsior in United States. Captain Joseph Kittinger walks out of transfer van. Other men follow him. Men place oxygen mask on the nose of the Captain. He puts on the equipment and gets into the gondola on a truck. He wears helmet.
Preparation for flight and Captain jumps from balloon during Project Excelsior in United States. Captain seated on the gondola on a truck. Preparations made to attach gondola with balloon. Sign reads: 'This is the highest step in the world'. Balloon inflated. Crane lifts gondola off truck. Balloon releases and lifts off gondola. CH-21B in flight over the launch area. Balloon and gondola rise. Captain Kittinger in gondola. Captain steps out of the gondola. The parachute deployed. Captain descends towards the land with the parachute.
Preparation for flight and Captain jumps from balloon during Project Excelsior in United States. Technicians work on gondola at night. Sign on gondola reads: 'This is the highest step in the world'. Captain Joseph Kittinger talks with other officials. Technicians unroll the plastic balloon. Captain puts on his uniform for flight. He gets into the gondola. He wears oxygen mask. Balloon inflated and released. Captain in gondola. Gondola lifts off from truck through a crane. Release and ascent of gondola. Balloon and gondola rise above clouds. Captain steps out of gondola. Parachute deploying and captain landing. United States Air Force personnel help Captain Kittinger out of heavy clothing and equipment. He boards CH-21B. The plane in flight.
A long table is set with Netherlands Coat of Arms displayed on drapes behind. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands is escorted to the table and meets Hollywood mogul Samuel Goldwyn. As she stands behind the table, a succession of Hollywood actors come up to greet her. The setting is a studio stage with smaller round tables set up for other guests. After the dinner, the Princess mingles with Actresses Hedy Lamarr and June Allyson, and speaks with actor Lionel Barrymore (confined to wheel chair ). She is then escorted to a working stage where she converses with actors in costume and observes how movies are made.
Interiors of the White House, Washington DC. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Floral paintings, candle stands on a table. A chandelier . Portraits of Dolley Madison and George Washington. A bouquet on the table. A fireplace with flowers on the mantelpiece. A large dining table with flower decorations. A ballroom with antique keyboard instrument (harpsichord or piano).
Television host, Dennis James, talks about the United States Marine Corps Reserves. United States Marine Corps reserves marching, standing in formation. A band plays while Marine Corps reserves march. Marine Corp reserves marching, salute to their officers, and hold their rifles.