Image of Thomas Jefferson overlaid briefly atop a view of Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia. The date 1802 appears as camera zooms in on the front of the building and then inside, where actors in 18th century costumes play roles of Jefferson and a delegation of three contemporaries, visiting to discuss some matter with the President. They stroll and converse, with President Jefferson dominating the conversation, for the most part. Afterwards, the three visitors take their leave. (Note: In 1802 Jefferson wrote a letter to a Baptist congregation in Danbury Connecticut that included the following: "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.” This matter might have been a subject of his discussion with the delegation at Monticello.)
Recreational activities of American people. Scenes of people in a fair, like a state fair or town fair with tents and vendors, and at a fruit and vegetable market. Three people play musical instruments on a street side. Boys in a school yard of a rural western or southwestern area jump and smile for the camera. A crowded street in America and faces of many Americans all together, of various races and ethnic groups. Scene at an amusement park as young people enjoy a spinning ride at the park and look at themselves in funny warped mirrors. Group of teenagers dancing. Cars racing. Men and women ballroom dancing. Drag racing cars pass by. Two older men dancing on a sidewalk. A middle aged man riding a small go cart. A band playing instruments. People pass by in convertible automobiles. Children hold hands and jump and run in a circle ring. Man driving a convertible car. Adult and child in a go cart, and elderly woman in a slower, covered motorized cart. Man in bar claps hands enjoying music of cowboy hat wearing guitar player nearby, with beer bottles atop table. Man drives unusual tractor equipment on road. A long yellow amphibious car boat hybrid vehicle with picture of an alligator painted on the side. Tractors racing. Three teenage girls in a convertible car on a city street, as seen from hood area of vehicle while driving. Ballet dancers in a studio dance and jump. Car a a checkpoint as guard inspects. Three children wave out of rear window of a red AMC Rambler classic station wagon vehicle. Various 1960's cars pass by on roads with overpasses also visible.
Dulles and Johnson with James E Webb, Special Assistant to Secretary of State, Major General Parks, Chairman of Information, Department of Army. Dulles and Johnson shaking hands with Webb and General Parks. The two men walking up the ramp of plane. They turn around as Dulles waves his hat. General Parks, Mrs. Earl Johnson and Mrs. Pace waving goodbye.
Former Ambassador William Christiam Bullitt speaks against Soviet Imperialism and criticizes Stalin's communism. He states,"Communists are Red Fascists." He calls Soviet Imperialism a threat to world peace as people listen to him.
Images of persons communicating by telephone and radio. A U.S.Air Force Colonel discusses encoding of such communications to prevent enemy eavesdropping. A senior controller in a command post is seen using the Automatic Secure Voice Communications Network (AUTOSEVOCOM) to protect his conversation. Steel containers housing cryptographic devices that encode the communications. A panel in the command post is part of the Automatic Digital Communications Network (AUTODIN). Command post personnel using the system for teletype transmissions. Another system called the "KG-30" is seen that will extend protection to a range of communications types. Narrator states it is in use to securely transmit images from Southeast Asia. A technician places a photograph into a laser scanning device that digitizes it for transmission via the KG-30 system. An illustration shows how the image is transmitted via satellites and relay stations.
General Douglas MacArthur rides in open top car. Police motorcycle escorts with car pass on a street. Cheering crowds on sidewalks. General MacArthur is in Jackson on the occasion of his speech to a joint session of the Mississippi State Legislature.
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