Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aircraft aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. A press conference in progress by United States Navy Vice Admiral William F. Bringle. Several newsmen in the foreground. A newsman jots notes. Newsmen sitting at the tables in a wardroom listen to the briefing conference. Vice Admiral Bringle seated at a desk in the background. A news cameraman in the foreground takes movies. Many newsmen in the wardroom during the press conference.
Berlin airlift during Cold War in Germany. German people gather on the street. The Berlin airlift, 'Operation Vittles' lifts food and supplies to overcome the blockade by Russia, Soviet Union. A Berlin Airlift airplane in flight. Vehicles on the street. Men near a sign board. Scene changes to early meeting of the West German government in Bonn with Conrad Adenauer and Theodor Heuss speaking and taking oaths. Next scene shows newspaper articles about Communist expansion. View of Cardinal József Mindszenty of Hungary who narrator says became a martyr for his faith. People in Rome praying for the exiled Cardinal at a service conducted by Pope Piux XII. Next scene shows closeup of Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia with other military leaders, and flags of Yugoslavia and Soviet Union flying together side-by-side. Military buildup in Yugoslavia during strain with Soviet Union under Tito. Military Trucks fill a bridge. Next scene shows a victory parade in Shanghai China by Communist soldiers loyal to Mao Zedong. View of the Chairman of the Nationalist Government of China, Chiang Kai Shek, exiled to Taiwan. A flag of Communist China flying over docks at a port. Scene changes to view of the Foley Square Federal Courthouse in New York, where 11 members of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) were on trial for conspiracy to overthrown the government by violent means (violating the Smith Act). The defendants are shown standing together (Stachel, Potash, Winter, Davis, Gates, Green, Thompson, Winston, Dennis, Hall, Williamson, and Foster). Close-up view of Judge Harold Medina. After conviction the group of men is shown climbing into a U.S. Marshal paddy wagon for transport to prison.
1924: A crowd gathered at Boston Harbor to welcome the first 'Round the world flyers. Dignitaries seated. Air Service Douglas World Cruiser biwing float planes land in the harbor. United States Army Air Service flyers, led by Lieutenant Lowell Smith, arrive in boat at harbor. The six intrepid Lieutenants: Harding, Nelson, L.P. Arnold, Wade, Ogden and Smith, pose with General Patrick, Chief of the Air Service , along with several young women. View of the Barling Bomber at Wright Field in Ohio. Crew members: Lieutenants Harris and Muir Fairchild together with designer Walter Barling and engineer Culver, pose together and then climb aboard the airplane. The aircraft commander stands in open cockpit and orders flight engineer to start the 6 Liberty engines. The Barling Bomber taxis out and takes off. Commander waves from open front cockpit as aircraft climbs after takeoff. Views of the Barling Bomber in flight. President Calvin Coolidge stands, awaiting the arrival of the Pan American Goodwill flyers, at Bolling Field, Washington, DC. Crew of the Loening OA-1A amphibian, "New York": Major Herbert Dargue, and Lieutenant Ennis Whitehead, are greeted as they climb down from their aircraft. President Coolidge, presents all of the flyers with Distinguished Service Cross Certificates.
Allies of the Pacific War Council met at the White House on June 25, 1942 Pictured with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (both seated) and Canadian Prime Minister, Mackenzie King, standing immediately behind and between them. Others, standing behind are: Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eelco N. van Kleffens, Australian representative, Stanley Melbourne Bruce. The tall man behind Prime Minster King, is British Vicount Halifax (Edward Wood). To his left is Chinese Foreign Minister T.V. Soong, and Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The last person standing at the right, is Walter Nash, New Zealand's minister to the United States. Scene shifts to military leaders of the combined British and American General Staffs, meeting in the so-called Second Washington Conference (Code named Argonaut). Closeup of U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General George S. Marshall, conversing with lieutenant General Henry H (Hap) Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Another closeup shows U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Ernest King, conversing with Admiral William D. Leahy, personal Chief of Staff to President Roosevelt. Glimpse of British Military General Staff members.
Notables in Paris, France, at ceremonies before the Panthéon De La Guerre is packaged and shipped to the United States, where it would be shown in various places, beginning with Madison Square Garden, New York City, May 19, 1927. Raymond Poincaré, President of the French Council of Ministers, speaks in the building housing the Panthéon De La Guerre. The American flag in a holder to his left. Principal participants including Mrs. W.K Vanderbilt (Virginia Graham Fair Vanderbilt, aka "Birdie") are seen in front row chairs. Closeup of several French officials, including Marshal Philippe Pétain and Aristide Briand, French Foreign Minister. Mrs. Vanderbilt cuts a cord to release the huge cyclorama painting, the world's largest, featuring 5,000 full-length portraits of prominent figures from World War I. Views of the painting.
Map highlights New York in United States and San Juan in Puerto Rico. Connection established between the two places. Baltimore and Miami also connected with San Juan. Map of Island of Puerto Rico. Boats at San Juan harbor. Buildings in background. A Pan American Airways Fokker F-10A trimotor passenger plane lands on airfield. Tourists deplane. A Sikorsky S-40 flying boat being tied up to a dock. Automobiles parked in streets of port city. Buildings in city. Traffic moves on street. Man looks down from balcony of building. Traffic in narrow streets. Cloudy sky as seen from seacoast.
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