A United States soldier visits a German family for Christmas dinner in Bad Tolz, Germany. Interior of house shows Otto Holler speaking. He welcomes his Christmas dinner guests, Private First Class Fuchs and American soldier Townsend. Townsend speaks in German at dinner table. “Mein Deutsch ist nichts so gut” (“My German is not so good” in English) the United States soldier said in German. Mr. Holler speaks in English at table. Holler's child and wife seated at table. Townsend thanks Holler.
Interiors of the National Archives Building (700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408, United States) in Washington DC. The Rotunda in the National Archives Building shows one of the Charters of U.S. Freedom - the U.S. Constitution. A signed copy of the Constitution of the United States of America.
A film includes panoramic views of the Western United States and accounts of trade caravans moving towards Santa Fe, New Mexico from Missouri in 1821. Panoramic views of mountainous terrain, rivers, trees and rocky hills of the Western United States and the Santa Fe Trail. Exteriors of Pueblo houses in Santa Fe. Chili peppers drying on a wall. Several adobe-brick houses. Interiors of an adobe house showing furnishes, silver coins, ironware and blankets of early times. An adobe church in Santa Fe. Interiors of the church showing the oldest reredos.
An exhibit at the Pentagon in Virginia, focusing on the contributions of African Americans in the United States military. American lawyer John P. Davis, publisher of the magazine 'Our World' stands with the United States Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson. Davis is introduced to Johnson. Mr Davis speaks at the microphone and explains the idea behind the exhibition of the photographs. Mr Johnson addresses people and talks about the exhibition, referencing President Truman's Executive Order 9981 regarding racial integration in the military, ending the practice of racial segregation among troops. Johnson and Davis cut the tape to inaugurate the exhibition.
United States President Richard Nixon and officials at the White House in Washington DC, United States. The interior of the White House. U.S. President Richard Nixon and cabinet members seated around a conference table. The officials discuss amongst themselves.
The United States Army 415th Regiment, 104th Infantry Division in Cologne, Germany during World War II. Destroyed buildings along a street in Cologne. Soldiers advancing through the street. The soldiers fire rifles from inside buildings. The artillery crew firing 60 mm mortar. A U.S. soldier gently removing rings from hands of a wounded German prisoner. United States Army soldier places a captured German weapon on the ground directly in front of the tread on M10 tank destroyer which then rolls over it. Debris on the street. Prisoners of war marching on the street.
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