The Pan American Union Headquarters Building in Washington DC, United States. A garden around the Beaux Arts-style building. A circular drive at the Pan American Union Building (Organization of American States Building, 200 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006). People arrive by automobile and climb up the steps at the entrance. The vehicle drives away. A statue of a woman with a child at the building with the words 'South America' inscribed on the base. The garden from where part of the Washington Monument is visible. Another small building. A garden with walkways in front of the building. The United States flag sways, the flag of Panama hoisted on a pole and another flag.
Joseph T. McNarney delivers a speech in Germany after World War II. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) General Joseph T. McNarney seated at a desk delivers a speech on taking over United States Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower's command. He states "it is my policy to follow out the policies laid down at Potsdam and so ably carried out by General Eisenhower. I have not forgotten who started the war. The German people as a whole supported it and they must be made to realize their responsibility. Germans must work out themselves. They can and must produce without the taint of Nazism so that they can take their place among the peace loving countries of Europe." The American flags in the background in the office.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to the People's Republic of China. A large crowd gathered to welcome President Richard Nixon. Staff members including Secretary of State William P. Rogers busy in discussion aboard the United States Air Force One aircraft. President Nixon and First lady Patricia and their party disembark from the Air Force One at an airport, within a hangar.
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Artillery spotters watch a fire through binoculars. Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles are dropped from United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. Three Marines run across a field and come through the wire into the perimeter. The Ohio State flag atop a bunker. .50 caliber machine gunner and a spotter in the bunker. An M-29 81mm mortar is fired. A United States Air Force Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft drops napalm bombs resulting in explosions on the ground. Men fire mortar. Smoke rises due to the explosions.
U.S. President proclaims unlimited national emergency in the United States during World War II. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt while addressing the Pan American Union representatives says that it is necessary to forcibly check the advance of Nazi German forces. He states that the Axis powers of World War II aim to control the seas. He expresses his faith in the principle of the freedom of seas. He says that we will resist any such attempt by the Nazis to control the seas. He also promises to assist Britain in fighting against the Germans and "Hitlerism". He urges an increase in the production of war equipment in the country. He proclaims unlimited national emergency in the United States. He assures that democracy will triumphantly survive.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy's speech on Alabama in Washington DC. The White House. United States President John Kennedy seated at a desk and speaks over a microphone. The President speaks about the discrimination of blacks by whites in the United States. He talks about the University of Alabama not giving admission to two clearly qualified young Alabama residents (James Hood and Vivian Malone) who happened to have been born African Americans. President Kennedy says that the nation is founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. The President says that it is possible for the American consumers of any color to receive equal service in places of public accommodation, to register and to vote in a free election without interference or fear of reprisal. President Kennedy talks about respecting African Americans and all Americans and urges people not to discriminate and to uphold civil rights. He says that no city or State or legislative body can prudently choose to ignore them.
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