American 66th Light Tank Division maneuvers at Fort Meade in Maryland. The tanks advance on a field, ford a stream, climb embankments, cross hurdles and advance through a smoke screen laid down by a low flying Army airplane. Army troops fire mortars . Infantrymen wearing gas masks advance alongside with tanks through the smoke screen. Several explosions near the advancing troops and tanks. Area engulfed in dirt and dust.
Vietnamese refugees at Eglin Air Force Base Vietnamese Refugee Processing Center, soon after the fall of Saigon during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese refugee children eating candy in a tent. Men give candies to the children who enjoy the treats. The children smile and pose for the camera. Some of the children seated on the ground play.
Presidential candidate Richard Nixon's answers to a panel during a special television program in Michigan. A panelist questions about growing communist influence in the society and political arena. Nixon says about enforcement of laws by effective means. His wife Pat Nixon listens to his words. The house breaks into laughter on an expert's questions. Nixon smiles and answers to the questions posed before him.
Aerial views from slow-moving aircraft of the sea shore and Cape Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The NASA Apollo 12 Saturn V rocket (SA-507) is visible in distance, on launch pad LC 39A.
A welcoming crowd gathered outside in a light rain, awaiting arrival of President and Mrs. Nixon to witness the launch of the Apollo-12 moon mission. Hazy view of the Saturn V, SA-507, on launch pad LC 39 A. A helicopter lands carrying advance party of White House staff and others, who quickly exit and walk along a roped corridor through the waiting crowd. Secret Service agents in tan rain coats patrol the pathway. Moments later, Marine One, the helicopter carrying the Presidential party, lands. The crowd stands close to the helicopter as Pat Nixon steps from it, followed by President Nixon and their daughter, Patricia. The President and First Lady immediately begin mingling with people lined up against the ropes, under watchful eyes of Secret Service agents.
Scrap of damaged airplanes being used for manufacturing new aircraft at the Alameda Naval Air Station in California. An aircraft in a hoist. A heap of wrecked aircraft parts. Women look at an aircraft. Men pull out metal pieces from the scrap to be used for manufacturing new aircraft. Butch O'Hare's aircraft also being used for the purpose. Metal pieces being piled up at the air station.
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