Guns mounted at fort. People on hand-pulled rickshaws. Boats at shore. U.S. flag and seal of U.S. Consulate General. Shows an officer entering the office. Civilians in street somewhere in Middle East. Seal of Embassy of United States. Cars parked outside building. Various officers and women inside building. Capitol dome. Secretary of State office. Cordell Hull at desk. Hull going through documents and talking over phone. Battleships underway at sea. Newspaper headlines read 'Hull Says Nations Must Spur Trade To Achieve Peace'. Hull speaking to few men. Hull walks out of the building after collecting a newspaper.
House Committee on Un-American Activities hearings (HUAC) in Washington, DC, the United States. Former Undersecretary of State, Sumner Welles, is sworn in and sits during the hearings. Several men sit in the background. The defendant is asked questions about a note from Eleanor Roosevelt, on January 11, 1939,about the rejection of a U.S. visa for Mr. and Mrs. Hanns Eisler, by the U.S. Consul in Cuba, which was subsequently reviewed again. Defending against implications of negligence, Mr. Welles reminds the Committee of the context in which these decisions were being made. He talks about the atrocities committed in Germany.
Joseph T. McNarney delivers a speech in Germany. United States Army Air Force General Joseph T. McNarney seated at a desk speaks to the U.S. Forces and talks about the policies. He states that the Germans must realize their responsibility. The flags of the U.S. in the background in his office.
Visit of United States Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger to the People's Republic of China. A motorcade of the American delegates drives in night on the roads of Beijing (Peking). Dr. Kissinger and Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai step out of a car at Mao Zedong's residence. Dr. Kissinger and Chairman of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong shake hands and talk to each other. The dignitaries sitting in a room talk to each other. Chairman Mao speaks to Kissinger and other delegates and smiles. Prime Minister Zhou Enlai and other U.S. delegates talk. Mao shakes hands with Winston Lord and other American delegates. Mao Zedong and Kissinger shake hands as the party stands to depart. The delegates walk out of the house along with Prime Minister Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai bids goodbye as the motorcade drives away.
President of South Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu during his visit to San Clemente in California, United States. The helicopter of President Thieu lands on a landing pad. A crowd of spectators and invited guests for a state ceremony. U.S. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia walk on a red carpet and shake hands with Secretary Rogers and his wife. The motorcade of President Thieu arrives. Mr. and Mrs. Thieu step out of their car. They are greeted and welcomed by President Nixon and First Lady. They walk towards a platform to receive honors. President Nixon and Thieu watch the U.S. Marine Band playing at the ceremony. (Vietnam War period).
United States President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger talk to each other before their visit to Paris, France for the Paris Peace Accords attempting to end the Vietnam War. Close up views of both President Nixon and Dr Kissinger in the Oval Office discussing matters with each other at the President's desk. Next scene is in Paris: An aide puts documents on table in Communist Villa, Paris, prior to initialing them.
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