Leaders of different nation meet U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House in Washington DC, United States. An honor guard at the White House. President of Czechoslovakia Edvard Beneš arrives. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull greets him. Beneš greets President Roosevelt and his daughter in the White House. Beneš talks to Roosevelt. Cars pull up at the White House. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Roosevelt seated in a car as they confer about World War II.
Although narrator states "General Chennault's United States 10th Air Force," this film actually depicts Chennault's 14th Air Force formed in 1943. Its B-25s and P-40s are shown during an attack on Hong Kong during World War 2 U.S. Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell aircraft take off from an air base in China to attack Hong Kong. The aircraft in flight. Propellers of the aircraft. Aerial view of the area below. Bombs being released over Hong Kong. View of crew in cockpit of B-25.The aircraft landing at an air base in China after the mission. P-40s with tiger teeth paint job parked on the airport tarmac. Aircrews relax with refreshments on the ramp.
U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower in Washington DC after his recovery from his 1955 heart attack. The President followed by officials waves to people. The President enters a car. Paul Dudley White, American physician and cardiologist, addresses a press conference stating that the condition of the President is fit for another 5 to 10 years. The President and the First Lady of the United States Mamie Doud Eisenhower disembark from an aircraft at an airport. A crowd waves to the president. The car is driven on a road with the crowd gathered on either side to greet the President.
U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower addresses people in Washington DC, United States. The President addresses a press conference. The President says that he will quit the office if his health declines. He also states that Vice president Richard Milhous Nixon will make his own decision. The newsmen move out of the conference hall after the conference.
U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower after a surgery after he suffered an intestinal ailment in Washington DC, United States. The President enters a conference hall with officials. The President addresses a press conference after his recovery from the surgery. The President states that he can continue working in the office if elected by the voters.
Activities during Cuban Missile Crisis in the United States. U.S. Government officials arriving at the White House in Washington DC to address the Cuban missile crisis. CIA Director John McCone and Vice President Lyndon Johnson seen arriving at the White House. President John F. Kennedy addresses the American people on October 22, 1962, announcing discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba and imposing a U.S. naval "quarantine" on Cuba. Animation showing areas of naval quarantine. The U.S. Capitol in a night time view. Night view of the State Department Building and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Interior views in the Pentagon show offices and signs for Office of Secretary of Air Force; Office of U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff; Office of Chief of Naval Operations; Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Office of the Secretary of Defense. View in a meeting room of Robert McNamara, the Secretary of Defense, standing at a microphone.
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