United States President Lyndon B Johnson addresses congress in Washington DC several days after the assassination death of President Kennedy. Brief view of house chamber watching President Johnson is seen during the clip. Segment of speech from Johnson's address to congress is seen, in which Johnson states, "In this age when there can be no losers in peace and no victors in war, we must recognize the obligation to match national strength with national restraint. We must be prepared at one and the same time for both the confrontation of power and the limitation of power."
Officer checking new Russian teletype machine in Pentagon, for communications between the United States and the Soviet Union. View from Pentagon exterior hallway of the office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Officers push the Russian teletype machine into the Joint Chiefs of Staff area. Sign over door reads: Offices of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Close-up view of Russian teletype typing machine.
Air Force Sergeant checks the machine and calls a translator to check the message. Message being typed in Russian. Keyboard in Russian letters. A 24 hour clock on wall with 'Moscow' written in the center. The seconds hand turning.
President John F Kennedy delivers speech about racial integration at the White House, Washington DC. In his Civil Rights Address, the President talks about civil rights and discrimination on the basis of color, in the wake of unrest and events in Alabama. Kennedy notes that, "in a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics." He also says, "this nation, for all its hopes, and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free."
President John F Kennedy delivers Civil Rights Integration speech at White House, Washington DC, sometimes called his Civil Rights Address. President talks about events in Birmingham Alabama and urges the nation not to indulge in any kind of discrimination towards African Americans of the country. He notes that "the fires of frustration and discord are burning in every city...."
People watch former President John F Kennedy's State funeral in Washington DC. Soldiers take the President's casket. Flags at half mast in honor of former President Kennedy. A parade to honor him. The dignitaries include Chief Justice Earl Warren and Adlai Stevenson. People cry. Soldiers walk beside the cart carrying his casket. American flag at United States Capitol building.
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