Unidentified man at New York harbor pier. The occasion is the departure of Ambassador to the United States Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff to Germany.
Apollo 204 review board at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in United States. Astronaut Frank Borman, member of the Apollo 204 Review Board, enters new Apollo command module. Technicians fit an outer door in place on the capsule and then remove it. Astronaut Michael Collins, who is also inside the capsule, then places an inner seal door in place and it is removed, again. Officials consult. Frank Borman exits the module. Collins discusses the outer door with technicians at the top of the stairs, emphasizing the need to be able to push the door open readily. Borman talks with group at bottom of stairs. All gather around and discuss inner seal door that is laid out on floor. Borman chews gum, in background. Group gathers around the capsule again and then disperses.
Newsreel titled 'Snow king pays visit to national capital' shows thick snow over trees and roads around United States Capitol in Washington D.C due to blizzard. Snow covered parks in New York as a horse driven sledge passes by the road. A snow covered mosque in Constantinople.
Cold war era film opens with animated slideshow view of latest Soviet Jet Interceptor and Fighter Aircraft. (Narrator mistakenly identifies the Flagon as a Su-11 but it is a Su-15.) MiG including MiG-23 planes developed by aircraft designers Mikoyan and Gurevich (MiG). Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) Admiral Thomas Connolly discusses the development of United States fighter aircrafts. US aircraft F-8 Crusader landing on an Aircraft Carrier deck. U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom fighter taking off from a Carrier deck. Aerial closeup view of formation of F-4 planes in flight. New F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft described by Connolly.
Operation New Life in the United States. Vietnamese men, women and children stand in a line to get their identity cards. The children are given immunization shots. The refugees stand in a line with their belongings.
The Great Depression in the United States. (Most scenes circa 1932, but produced in 1967). A woman hangs out clothes beside a water pump. View of slum and tenement homes beside railroad tracks. A sad-looking child. Unemployed and homeless men in a queue wait to get food in a soup kitchen line. Men sorting through trash among shacks and tenements. Americans converse and read newspapers. A campaign parade and men holding a large sign, "Abolish Bread Lines Vote For Roosevelt." The Governor of New York, Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks to a large crowd. He encourages people during the Great Depression. While seated in his open car, Roosevelt pets a horse that is beside the car. Roosevelt at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago accepting the nomination of his party for President.
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