Opening scene shows Sammy Davis on a stage set up in Hangar deck of the Aircraft Carrier, USS Hancock (CVA-19) during her 7th Vietnam Cruise, in 1972. He speaks about doing impersonations. Sailors in audience are seen in various places on the hangar deck. Some are perched on structural members and hangar equipment. Views o main audience in seats on hangar floor. Davis onstage, speaks of Frank Sinatra, and then sings the song, "All the way," in the style of Nat King Cole (who never recorded it). Members of audience applauding as Davis sings. He continues singing in style of Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstein. At this point, clip continues with audio only, as Davis sings in styles of Frankie Lane and Louis Armstrong, and then impersonates Humphrey Bogart, James cagney, James Stewart, Cary Grant, and W.C. Fields, speaking the lyrics of "All the Way," as they would. He then impersonates Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Davis then finishes singing the song in his own voice. Audience applauds.
News special report about U.S. President Richard Nixon's press conference at White House in Washington DC. President Nixon arrives in a hall packed with press reporters. He stands before the microphone and reporters question him. A reporter asks him about the protests against his decision to send U.S. Military troops in Cambodia, during the Vietnam War. Nixon answers him.
A large crowd gathered to welcome U.S. President Nixon at the Mississippi Economic Council silver anniversary meeting in Jackson, Mississippi, held in the Coliseum. President Nixon from speaker's podium addresses the Economic Council. Nixon presents his vision of Mississippi in the future. He mentions effects of Korean War, Vietnam War and economic crises. The spectators applaud as Nixon expresses hope for a bright future for the United States of America. Officials attending included Governor William Waller, Senator Jim Eastland, Senator John Stennis, and Mississippi congressmen.
Special report about State of Union Message by U.S. President Richard M Nixon to the Congress in Washington DC. President Nixon addresses the congress from the podium. Vice President Spiro Agnew and the Congress Speaker sit on seats behind podium President Nixon speaks about the Korean and Vietnam Wars and America's foreign policies. Congressmen including former Vice President Hubert Humphrey applaud. He stresses need for peaceful US-Soviet relations and relations with the People's Republic of China.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Five United States Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopters land on a grassy field. U.S. Army Soldiers run out and move across the field. The helicopters take off. The soldiers, some white and some African American, wade across a jungle stream. The soldiers at a huge bomb crater made by a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft bombing raid.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Soldiers check and measure a bomb crater made by a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft bombing raid. Soldiers seated in a jungle write notes on their findings. The soldiers walk on a jungle path lined by trees. The soldiers cross a field in a line. They eat rations, read and rest as they wait for helicopters. African American soldier eating rations from a can. Protestant services in the field. A small wrecked concrete building in the background.
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