Robert Sargent interviewed in Washington DC, United States. On being asked by the interviewer Paul Niven about his job as the Director of the Peace Corps he describes it as an interesting job. He also talks about the nature of training the Peace Corps volunteers undergo before going off to a foreign land. He discusses how volunteers are imparted training at various universities in different countries. On being asked about the number of Peace Corps he says that there are 700 Peace Corps in 12 countries and he hopes the number grow up to 10,000 in two years. He emphasizes on the idea that volunteers must not be professional but they must come back to America after serving in a foreign land and share their experiences with the people here.
Robert Sargent interviewed in Washington DC, United States. On being asked by the interviewer Paul Niven about the increasing demand for Peace Corps volunteers from all over the world; Shriver, Director of Peace Corps agrees to the increasing demand and says that Nigeria has been demanding the maximum number of volunteers in spite of the poster card incident. He tells that though so far the number of causalities has been low but people must be prepared for them. On being questioned about the difficulty in finding the specialized volunteers he tells that the greatest difficulty is faced in finding diesel equipment engineers. He says that Peace Corps wants the community development workers for South America.
World War2, the Pacific Theater. United States battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) in rough seas. Heavy sea breaks over the bow of the ship. Ship submerges in sea up to the deck at bow. Seamen in a small boat Raft in rough seas as men rescued in whaleboat. Whaleboat picks up men in rough sea. Two rubber life rafts in water. Men rescued in life rafts. Whaleboat in rough seas. Six life rafts come alongside a ship. U.S. sailors and Marines being rescued. Navy TBM airborne in flight and drops smoke flare. Men in rubber life rafts. Three life rafts with men in them in open seas.
Glimpses of ship's island, deck crews, antiaircraft guns and F6F aircraft parked with wings folded on the USS Yorktown (CV-10), in the Pacific, during World War 2. A U.S. escort carrier and a destroyer nearby. Flak low on horizon as U.S. ships fire at a attacking Japanese airplane flying only a few feet above the water. Crew of the USS Yorktown stands watching as the attacking airplane turns and crashes at the stern of the Yorktown. Another Japanese attacker flies just over the stern and is hit by Yorktown's gunners, bursting into flames and crashing into the sea, with a huge explosion. An F6F recovers on the flight deck.The United States class light cruiser Cleveland.
Chicago riots following assassination death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. United States soldiers of 129th Infantry, 2nd Battalion guard the Douglas Park after the riots. Cars drive past the park. African American boys play baseball at the park. Soldiers loaded in military trucks and other armored vehicles on a move.
Ships underway at sea, men aboard an aircraft carrier pull a rope. Bombs hoisted in a sling as they are transferred from a United States ammunition ship to an aircraft carrier. Bomb shells lined up on the deck of the carrier. Men roll shells along the deck for storage. Men handle ammunition cases after transfer to the aircraft carrier. Men remove boxes from the net.
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