Armenia's new national flag is unfurled in Chicago, Illinois during World War I. People crowd in front of the City Hall. A woman and a girl hold the U.S. flag. The U.S. flag is hoisted. People cheer as the flag is raised up.
America's first jet transport takes off from Seattle, Washington. The airplane takes off from a runway. The airplane sets a new transcontinental speed mark with a non-stop flight from Seattle to Baltimore in 3 hours and 48 minutes. High altitude view of an area. The airplane in flight over sea. A ship underway at sea.
A gathering at the Nixon home, La Casa Pacifica (the Western White House) in San Clemente, California. Members of news media have cameras and tripods all over the courtyard. Several persons stand with arms folded, waiting. Tall yardarm stye flagpole holds American flag and a blue flag (Presidential ensign?). Press Secretary,Ronald Ziegler, appears before assembled newsmen. The President strolls out to edge of drive, and then walks quickly to the microphones and makes a statement, and holds press conference.
A film about customs and culture of the Philippines in contrast to the American culture. An African American visitor crosses a busy road. African American refuses an iterant vendor selling shirts. An African American visitor lying in a bed as he reads a magazine. Filipino women talk at a park in Baguio City. Civilians milling about on a street. A Filipino woman walking on the street. A car enters through the gates of a building. A Filipino security guard stands outside Makati Supermarket. Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank) building. Cars and buildings in Makati City. A Filipino man with a pistol walks down a street. Clothes on display on street shops. A news headline about the Huks (Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon). An American man reads a Manila Times newspaper. Filipinos demonstrate on a street. A Filipino woman smiles and claps along with friends. Filipinos perform a Tinikling bamboo dance as others look on.
View of exterior North Portico and entrance of White House. Interior view of the North entrance White House lobby with Presidential Seal on top of the door. Close up view of four dates inscribed on the marble floor: "1817" Repair after war damage, "1792" Construction date, "1902" First remodeling, and "1952" Latest remodeling. Views of the Blue room, the Green room, and the Red room in the White House, and various furniture and decorations in the White House in the late 1950s. View of State dining room. Gold candle stands placed on the dining table. Solid Silver chandelier hanging over the table. China crockery used by American Presidents and their families are preserved in the China room. Portrait of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. View of the Oval office room. View of the East room. Portrait of President George Washington and Mrs Martha Washington. Grand piano placed inside the room. Plaque in White House state dining room with words of a prayer by John Adams. Exterior view as police escort motorcycle with sidecar drives on North Portico entrance driveway, followed by a Lincoln Continental limousine of the President's fleet.
American women present in a meeting in Houston, Texas as part of the National Women's Conference. African American women speak up questioning the composition of ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) delegates from various states, and fair representation for African American women. Women delegates from the state of Mississippi present in the meeting. Voting for a motion is done. Women in favor of the motion raise their hands. Several women speak and share their views as African American women.
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