Aerial view of the General Motors Technical Center in Detroit, Michigan. On the ground, at the Technical center, a GM technician drives a Prototype T101 90mm gun motor carriage (later produced as AM56 Scorpion) out of the building. A C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft in flight, carrying the T101. A drogue parachute and an extraction parachute which hold the anti tank weapon are deployed and extract it from the aircraft. Then 6 parachutes attached to the anti tank weapon open, and convey the weapon safely to the ground. Pieces of a wooden pallet under the weapon are seen breaking away and falling harmlessly during the airdrop. The T101 lands on the ground and is driven away.
General James A Van Fleet and Premier Syngman Rhee inspect the 9th Army of South Korea in Seoul. Soldiers trained in a military practice range under guidance of American forces. Soldiers learn advancing in a battle field. A soldier displays his combat skills. Premier Rhee and other officers of the South Korean Army watch the soldiers firing machine guns and training. South Korean soldiers injured in the Korean War treated at a hospital.
American ground crew delivers ammunition in a captured German commercial truck, painted tomato red. "Tomato Juice" is painted on side of the truck (in German).They drive and stop near a parked P-51 aircraft, where they get out and remove ammunition boxes from the back of the truck. They set the ammunition boxes down near P-51 plane.
Swearing in of Secretary of Treasury John Connally at the White House in Washington DC. Secretary Connally, his wife and a judge stand along with President Richard Nixon for the oath taking in the East Room of the White House. The judge swears in Connally as Secretary of Treasury. He raises his right hands and repeats the oath after the judge. Mrs. Connally stands by him and watches him taking the oath. The guests at the ceremony applaud as Connally completes his remarks.
Swearing in of Secretary of Treasury John Connally at the White House in Washington DC. Secretary Connally, his wife and a judge stand along with President Richard Nixon for the oath taking in the East Room of the White House. Connally delivers his speech at the ceremony and talks to President Nixon after he completes his remarks. He expresses his gratitude for President Nixon and admires his administration. The spectators at the ceremony applaud for Secretary of Treasury Connally. President Nixon invites guests for an official tea party at the White House.
Swearing in of Peter G. Peterson as Secretary of Commerce at the White House in Washington DC. Secretary Peterson, his wife and a judge stand for the oath taking in the Oval Office of the White House. President Richard Nixon arrives and shakes hands with the dignitaries. The judge swears in Peterson as Secretary of Commerce. Peterson raises his right hand and speaks his remarks. Mrs. Peterson congratulates him after he takes the oath. President Nixon applauds and congratulates Secretary Peterson.
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