A film about the United States President Richard Nixon's visit to Asia and Europe. A military band plays as an aircraft lands in Salzburg, Austria. Air Force One Boeing 707 “Spirit of ‘76” (SAM 26000). President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon descend from airstair. President Nixon being greeted by Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudolf Kirchschläger. President Nixon and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger confer. President shakes hands with a policeman. View of Salzburg. President Nixon, Secretary Kissinger and Austrian Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky confer at the Schloss Klessheim (Kleßheim 1a, 5071 Wals, Austria). Guests at a lunch. Pat Nixon shakes hands with guests. President at the lunch table.
Geneva Peace Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Venue of the Geneva Peace Conference. Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives for the conference. British Prime Minister Anthony Eden at the conference to discuss Korea and Indo China problem. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles also arrive to attend the conference. Delegates from different countries seated around a table discussing the issue.
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, speaks. Brief shot of dramatization of Dred Scott in court room. African American students inside a school bus. Closeup shots of white hands holding chains, a brick, and a bat. Thurgood Marshall notes, "What is striking to me is the importance of law in determining the condition of the African American...I submit the history of the African American in this country demonstrates the importance of getting rid of hostile laws and seeking the security of new friendly laws, federal, state, and local."
Locomotive train wheels begin to move. Train driver pulls train horn string. Franklin Roosevelt in great meeting with crowd outside Topeka Kansas State Capitol building (201 SW 8th Ave, Topeka, KS 66603, United States). Franklin Roosevelt smiles at crowd. Large group of mules pulling combine in wheat field in Kansas. A huge crowd of farmers and Democrat supporters at rally with Franklin Roosevelt. Speeding locomotive pours out smoke as train carrying Franklin Roosevelt travels to Seattle, Washington. Crowds gathered in Seattle train station to see Franklin Roosevelt. A Native American Indian chief in the crowd waves at Franklin Roosevelt. Franklin Roosevelt waves at supporters in train station. Motorcade welcoming Franklin Roosevelt in Seattle.
A pro-Castro rally at night in Havana, Cuba. Female demonstrators hold a large Cuban flag. Demonstrators pass by a Kelvinator shop in Havana. Demonstrators with posters outside a movie theater in Havana. Demonstrators hold up signs and wave flags during rally. Banner with marching Cuban soldier reads, "Fuerte Como Un Trinquete" (Strong as a Tough Guy) Signs seen read, Entre Punto Y Punto... Punto La Gran Reserva de America" with cartoons of United States president Eisenhow, Castro, and U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter. Large banner held by "Sindicato Union de Vendedores y Auxiliares" (Union of Vendors and Auxiliaries). Sign reads, "Muerte Al Invason Delegacion Demojeres" (Death to the Women's Delegation). Sign reads, "Los Estudiantes Technologicos Revolucionarios" (The Revolutionary Tech Students). Cuban Premier Fidel Castro speaks to demonstrators from balcony. Demonstrators wave their hands and shout. Fidel Castro speaks to crowd from balcony.
View of the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland (The Johns Hopkins Hospital, N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States). Doctor Michael Kaback, developer of the screening test for Tay-Sachs disease, talks to a couple during a prenatal chromosome consultation. The woman states, "we would like to terminate the fetus if it is a Tay-Sachs fetus." Doctor Kaback notes, "there would be no point in putting you or the fetus through whatever risk there may be associated with this procedure if in fact no action would be taken based upon the results of the test." Doctor uses ultrasound probe before treating the abdomen with antiseptic. Doctor treats abdomen with antiseptic to prepare for amniocentesis. Doctor inserts needle through patient’s abdomen during amniocentesis. Illustration of a needle inserted into a pregnant uterus. Doctor extracts amniotic fluid from the abdomen. Doctor adds extracted amniotic fluid into vial. Medical technician employs various machines on extracted amniotic fluid sample from amniocentesis, including a Sonifier cell disruptor. Medical technician places sample into a Turner Fluorometer. Dr. Michael Kaback on telephone call with couple, saying, "things look great...." Two sisters consult with Dr. Richard H. Heller regarding obtaining amniocentesis tests for Down Syndrome at the John Hopkins Medical Institution Pre-Natal Diagnostic Clinic. Dr. Heller notes to them that although they are healthy themselves, they can "transmit the illness of Mongolism to your children." View of cells under microscope. Scientist looks under microscope. Scientist adds a drop of red fluid on microscope slide. Scientist photographs chromosomes under microscope. POV view of chromosomes through microscope. Scientist arranges a karyotype by cutting out images from paper and arranging them. View of a normal karyotype. View of a karyotype with extra chromosome indicating Down Syndrome. A couple listens to doctor Heller giving good news of normal test result during consultation. Woman smiles after receiving news that her baby boy shows normal chromosomes.
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