Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel (Grossinger Golf Course Liberty, New York, 12754 United States) in the Catskill Mountains, in New York, United States. A sign "Grossingers". Guests arrive at the hotel in cars. They enter the hotel. A man signs in a register at the reception. A woman and a young girl talk to each other. People seated in the lobby. Mrs. Grossinger greets new guests in the hotel lobby. She smiles.
Visitors arrive at the Bronx Zoo (2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx Park, Bronx, New York 10460, U.S.) in New York City. The zookeeper opens the lions’ gate. Lions coming out of the gate. Lions laze around the enclosure of the zoo. A lion drinking from a puddle. A moat keeps them out of visitors' way. Zebras and springbok graze in the zoo. They have their own waterhole. Birds in the zoo. Inauguration of a new elephant house “Pachyderm House” of the Philadelphia Zoo (3400 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States). The Pachyderm House was designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret. Officials cut the ribbon during its inauguration. An elephant walks with the United States flag. Elephants give a performance on stools. Monkeys come out from a barrel. Children watch elephants performing and a man touching the open mouth of a hippopotamus in the zoo.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt addresses youth in the United States. The President seated at a desk in his office in Washington DC. He addresses the youth of the United States outlining the changes that have occurred in American life. He states that the changed conditions require a new approach.
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's Washington Press Conference address on his new policy for Vietnam. President's wife Lady Bird Johnson and daughter Lynda Bird Johnson Robb in attendance. Members of the press seated in the room and take down notes. President Lyndon Johnson addresses the press. The President says that he wishes to convey to Communist powers in Vietnam that the United States cannot be defeated by 'force of arms or by superior power.' The President states that he has spoken to Commanding General Westmoreland has assured him that whatever his needs are, they will be met. He says that U.S. troop numbers in the Vietnam War will be increased from 75,000 to 125,000. Additional forces will be needed later which will be sent. Brief shots of young men recruits in the United States standing in line for the draft, taking tests, and taking the oath as soldiers. The President says that he welcomes the concerns of any nation.
People gather at Times Square in New York, United States. A large crowd gathers on the street. Buildings along the street sides including theaters Loew's State, Embassy Newsreel, Palace, Mayfair, and Strand. Troops holding U.S. flags as they march. A memorial being dedicated to Father Francis P Duffy, war time chaplain. The Monument of Father Francis P. Duffy (Father Duffy Square 7th Ave. &, W 47th St, New York, NY 10036, United States) being unveiled.
United States planes and soldiers are rushed to Vietnam, responding to the Gulf of Tonkin crisis. U.S. Destroyer Maddox seen underway in the gulf of North Vietnam following reported skirmish with North Vietnamese torpedo boats (the "Maddox Incident.") Narrator indicates U.S. war planes from two carriers avenged the unwarranted Red communist assault with 64 sorties against North Vietnam. An airman boards a U.S. aircraft. Night view of the White House in Washington DC. President Lyndon Johnson addresses the American people in a midnight speech on August 4, 1964 describing U.S. actions in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Scenes of South Vietnamese women and children evacuees looking exhausted and scared beside nearby American helicopters. The President's speech continues, including, "We Americans know, although others appear to forget, the risks of spreading conflict. We still seek no wider war." View of the United Nations building in New York and flags of various nations at the UN building. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson is seen making his report of the Gulf of Tonkin attacks to the UN Security Council and affirms U.S. position that it wants the people in Vietnam to be free of North Vietnamese intervention and agression. United States military advisors and U.S. Army soldiers board helicopters. A gunner aims at a target on the ground. Vietnamese troops accompany U.S. soldiers. South Vietnamese forces exit a helicopter and wade through water and rice paddies. U.S. soldiers advance in trucks with artillery. A Douglas TBD Devastator aircraft takes off armed with a torpedo. Another one lands at an airfield. A TBD plane, armed with a torpedo, taxis with wings folded. several TBD aircraft parked on a flight line. The President concludes his remarks referring to "firmness in the right" being indispensible for peace. (Vietnam War period).
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