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Saturn rocket test launch; John F. Kennedy present at Polaris missile launch in the United States

A film about missile launches in the United States. A Saturn rocket on a pad. The launch of the rocket. Cameramen in action. Arrival of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in a United States Air Force Boeing VC-137C and tour of Cape on November 16, 1963. President Kennedy in a car with Major General Leighton I. Davis Commander Air Force Missile Test Center (AFMTC) and James Webb, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator, together with Launch Operations Center Director Kurt Debus. Astronauts Major Leroy Gordon Cooper and Major Virgil Grissom in civilian clothes brief Kennedy on the Gemini program. The President with Senator George A. Smathers and Werner Von Braun at the base of the Saturn rocket. President Kennedy boards a United States Marine Corps (USMC) VH-3A helicopter. The helicopter takes off and lands on USNS ( United States Navy Ship ) Observation Island (T-AGM-23). President Kennedy wearing a sailor jacket meets the commander of the ship. He observes the Polaris missile launch from USS Andrew Jackson submarine on 16th November, 1963. President Kennedy talks to Major General Davis and Dr. Kurt Debus at the launch operations division of the NASA. He boards a Boeing VC-137C aircraft at Cape Canvaeral and bids farewell.

Date: 1963, November 16
Duration: 3 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067244
Japanese bomb balloons bound for the United States are shot down; examination of parachute and bomb apparatus

Evaluation of Japanese bomb-carrying balloons sent across the Pacific to the United States by Japan during World War 2. Gun camera footage of American fighter planes from Aleutian Island bases firing at Japanese balloons en route to the Pacific coast of the United States. A balloon bomb which reached the shores of the United States. but did not explode is examined by United States Army soldiers. They unfold the rice paper parachute portion of the balloon and examine its construction. Close-up views of the balloon control mechanism are shown, including a circular frame that would hold anti-personnel and incendiary bombs. Details of the wet cell battery and ballast weights are shown, including barometric aneroid switches which would operate to release ballast from simple hooks, as needed, to control balloon altitude. Narrator indicates it is believed the main purpose of the bombs was to start brush and forest fires.

Date: 1945, July
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071921
Chaplains give memorial address during the Memorial services for the USS Thresher at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,United States.

Memorial services for the U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,United States. Enlisted personnel man the Memorial. Dependents of the deceased men of the U.S. Navy nuclear fast attack submarine Thresher (SSN-593) arrive for the ceremony. People take their seats. Vice Admiral Smedberg ,Chief of Bureau of Naval Personnel,Vice Admiral Elton Watters Grenfell,(COMSUBLANT)Commander Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet arrive. High ranking officers take their seats. Color guard aboard the memorial. Crowd stand during the National Anthem. Mr K E Belieu,Assistant Secretary of Navy (SECNAV) for Installation and Logistics speaks from podium on Memorial. United States Navy officer Rabbi Jacobson speaks and gives a prayer. Choral group perform on the memorial. Lieutenant Commander Keanley,United States Navy Chaplain give memorial address and then leave the podium. Chief of the United States Navy Chaplains,Rear Admiral J Floyd Dreith gives memorial address. Unidentified high ranking officer speaks from podium. Officers on the memorial at the salute. Dependents and public stand during the ceremony. Dependents leave their seats and disperse after the ceremony.

Date: 1963, April 15
Duration: 3 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072417
United States Air Force officer speaks about the U.S. Air Force Academy and its training programs

United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Senior Pilot) speaks about the basic training of cadets in United States Air Force Academy. High altitude view of the Air Force Academy. United States flag near the officer. A photograph of the cadets placed on a wall in the background. Cadets parade. A cadet holding U.S. flag walks in front. The officer states that the cadets undergo a training in which they have to show excellence in every field to become army officers. Candidates arrive in buses at the academy for the training. They come out of the bus. Various sign boards outside the academy to facilitate them. A woman takes the necessary information from them and writes it down. Various stations at the Air Force Academy. Candidates go through medical check up. The officer states that every cadet has to take a pledge for the Academy in which he promises that he will follow the discipline and work for the best of the nation

Date: 1970, September 26
Duration: 4 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028481
Exchange of cultures and collaboration in science and arts between the Soviet Union and the United States

The Moscow summit between the U.S. and USSR in Moscow, Russia. Wyeth family artwork being packed in boxes for a visit to the Soviet Union. Various paintings being packed up. In exchange, some Russian paintings and artwork seen that will be displayed in America. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev visits the United States during Glasnost efforts amid Perestroika reforms. People on the streets in what appears to be New York or possibly Washington DC are surprised when he exits his motorcade to shake hands directly with American citizens gathered on the sidewalks.The U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and his wife visiting Soviet Georgia and being greeted by Soviet citizens. Gorbachev and U.S. President Ronald Reagan side by side at a summit in Washington DC. They stand together on the White House lawn as a band plays. Animation depicts the sharing of cultures between the two nations and the exchange of magazines. View of American rock star Billy Joel and his band performing at a concert in the Soviet Union on New Year's eve. A Moiseyev Dance Company folk troupe from Russia performing a dance in the United States. Cultural exchange between the two countries includes views of a piano performance by Vladimir Horowitz in Moscow and a ballet performance in the United States by the Bolshoi Ballet. Several Russian school children pose for pictures on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Soviet teenage children enjoy a elevated ropes course in an outdoor program. People sit in an amphitheater with officials at a Chautaqua Talk in 1987. A group of Soviet citizens view a touring "Information USA" exhibit in the Soviet Union that presents American culture. They view the program on an array of television monitors. A young Russian boy speaks in Russian about his interest in learning about American culture. People watch a science exhibition. Astronauts of the USA (NASA) and Soviet Union in a spacecraft. The astronauts open a connecting hatch and shake hands (possibly on a space station). Narrator describes collaboration of the two nations to monitor and study the depleting ozone layer of the earth and how to protect it. A man is shown sunbathing. Officials of the America and the Soviet Union sign an agreement relating to sharing information about safety of nuclear power plants. Soviet representatives and George Shultz, the U.S. secretary of State, inaugurate a new communication system that communicates nuclear dangers between the two countries. A woman in the communication room. Food grain pouring from a harvester, part of what is supplied to the Soviets. Soviet Union tanks and soldiers in Afghanistan. Soviet soldiers walking on a street in Afghanistan in front of a shop. Arrested American journalist Nicholas Daniloff disembarks an aircraft after his release. View of the exterior of the American Embassy in Russia. U.S. marine Sgt. Clayton J. Lonetree being escorted under guard after having been accused of collaborating in a Soviet spy mission at the U.S. embassy in Moscow. Scene inside a Voice of America radio broadcast studio. Sign indicates it is broadcasting in Russian. Close up of meter moving on a radio instrument during the broadcast. Dancers from the Dance Theatre of Harlem performing before their visit to the Soviet Union. A group of Soviet citizens including men, women and children walking outdoors. Mikhail Gorbachev with U.S. President Ronald Reagan at a ceremony on the White House grounds on December 8, 1987.

Date: 1987
Duration: 5 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032115
Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi visits as being officially welcomed at a ceremony at White House in the United States.

Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi visits United States for better understanding and friendship between the two countries. Prime Minister Gandhi delivers a speech about friendship and understanding in Washington D.C. U.S. President Ronald Wilson Reagan welcomes the Prime Minister Gandhi and gives speech about better understanding between two countries. Animated chart shows that Prime Minister Gandhi starts her visit from New York on 27 July. Prime Minister Gandhi arrives at New York to improve Indian-American relations. She presents a gift "Sculpture of Surya" to United Nations symbolizing a sense of law, virtues and ritual behavior. Photographers take photos. Prime Minister Gandhi delivers a speech that 'May Surya light and strengthen your way'. United Nations Secretary General thanks for wishes and gift given by her. Prime Minister Gandhi arrives at Washington. She disembarks from the plane and being greeted by U.S. ambassador. U.S. President Reagan and Indian Prime Minister Gandhi meet. Official welcome ceremony on morning after her arrival at the White House in Washington D.C. U.S. President Reagan and Mrs Reagan come out the White House. A car arrives at the White House. Miniature flag of India and United States on car. Indian Prime Minister Gandhi emerges from the car. U.S. President Reagan and Mrs Reagan greet her. Mrs. Gandhi being greeted by U.S. officials and dignitaries. Troops stand in attention and National anthem of India being played. Flags of India and United States on White House grounds. U.S. people stand on White House grounds as they show respect towards national anthem of India.

Date: 1982, July
Duration: 7 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045032