A U.S. Army documentary about the spreading threats of communists and communism versus the American way of life in the United States. Soldiers and band parade on a main street in Ottumwa, Iowa, in remembrance of Veterans on Veterans Day. The Eagles state champion drill team. Veterans of wars march. The Sears store and the C.E. Crons Company store visible. Town's people of all ages stand by the sides of road and watch the parade. A troop of Boy Scouts carries a large American flag down the street. In Central Park, U.S. Military senior officers lay wreath and pay homage to the veterans who fought for American freedom. Soldiers fire rifles in their honor. The monument with an eagle atop and inscription "To Heroic Sons." The memorial service. A planning meeting of the Town Council underway.
The motorcade of President Nixon on the roads of Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union during his visit there. Posters of Vladimir Lenin along the roads and streets of Moscow. Soviet Premiere Leonid Brezhnev and other leaders welcome Nixon and other delegates. Dignitaries, including Nixon, Brezhnev, and Gorbachev, during a state dinner. Various agreements signed during the visit, including one to sell grain to the USSR. Shots of a combine harvesting wheat in the United States. Nixon and Dr. Henry Kissinger confer at the White House. Nixon and Brezhnev sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty to limit nuclear arms on May 26. The President addresses directly the people of the Soviet Union on May 28. Footage shows Nixon laying a wreath at the cemetery for the dead from the siege of Leningrad during World War 2. Various shots of young Soviets as Nixon explains the story of Tanya Savicheva, a 12 year old girl who kept a diary describing the siege of Leningrad. A photo of Tanya is seen. The U.S. Congress welcomes and cheers for President Nixon. From a pro-Nixon "documentary" called "The Nixon Years: Change Without Chaos" covering President Richard Nixon's first four years in office. Released during his 1972 reelection campaign.
President of South Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu during his visit to San Clemente in California, United States. President Nixon, the First Lady Patricia, President Thieu and his wife sit for a luncheon at a poolside. Flowers and plants in the garden. Mrs. Nixon and Mrs. Thieu take their lunch at a poolside table. U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Kissinger talks to a South Vietnamese official at another table. Other dignitaries on dining tables. President Thieu stands and speaks at the dinner followed by President Nixon. Other people at the luncheon watch President Nixon as he speaks.
U.S. President Richard Nixon discusses his future goals during a speech on the Watergate scandal in Washington DC. The President talks about the importance of his office, the nation, and it's people. He mentions the renewed bombing of North Vietnam. He reads his goals for the nation. They are: to make it possible for the children to live in peace, make the country a land of opportunities, to provide jobs, to establish a climate of decency, to make America a land for a person to dare and live his dreams, for all to be proud of the United States. He states that to achieve these goals they have to dedicate themselves to maintaining the integrity of the White House.
Tricia Nixon's wedding day. A notice states that the White House in Washington DC closes for the wedding. The Rose Garden of the White House. Workers are setting up decorations and flower arrangements for the wedding. United States President Richard Nixon addresses reporters. He talks about the possibility of rain. Hence the preparations have been changed accordingly. Nixon supervises the marriage preparations. A light rain begins. Cameramen cover their cameras with umbrellas and polythene sheets. Guests begin to arrive. 400 guests have been invited. Luci Johnson Nugent, daughter of former President Nixon, attends the wedding. Some guest with umbrellas. The guests are escorted by staff members. A guest sits in a chair. At 4:30 the rain stops, and the wedding ceremony begins.
Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary, Communist Party of the Soviet Union, visits United States and meets with President Richard Nixon. The cottage at Camp David where Brezhnev stayed during his visit. A secret serviceman stands on guard outside the cottage. Trees and pond at Aspen House, the residence of President Richard Nixon at Camp David. Soviet leaders Brezhnev, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrei Gromyko and Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin converse while walking towards Aspen House. Brezhnev smokes cigarette and walks inside the Aspen House along with other officials. Gromyko and U.S. Secretary of State, William P. Rogers are seen outside, conversing with Dobrynin
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