A film about events leading up to the independence of the Philippines, and about U.S. presence and assistance to the Philippines before the Japanese occupation. Philippine students perform calisthenics. Children being taught in a primary school. Teachers assist and instruct students. University of the Philippines (UP) students conduct experiments in a laboratory. Protecting U.S. Naval ships at a port, including the U.S. Destroyer USS Barker (DD-213). Line of U.S. Martin B-10 light bomber aircraft of the 4th Composite Group parked on an airfield, and then head-on image as a Martin B-10 bomber takes off toward and then up over the camera. The flag of the United States. Filipino soldiers march. U.S. Army General Douglas Macarthur at a desk in the Philippines accompanied by Dwight Eisenhower. A sign reads 'Camp Dau' in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga. Newspaper headlines about the American surrender in Corregidor in May 1942 during World War II. Japanese soldiers take down the United States flag after their victory in Corregidor. Surrendering commander Wainwright and other American officers look on. Japanese occupying forces parade in the Philippines.
Tausug Moros welcome the United States congressional delegation during their visit to Mindanao, Southern Philippines. Moro women perform a folk “fingernail” dance called Pangalay. Moro musicians play bronze gongs and drums. A male Moro dancer performs a “bee dance” to amuse the audience. Native Filipino men participate in a tug of war. Men participate in various athletic events including some taught to them by the United States delegation. Filipino teenagers jump over a hurdle. Filipino men compete in a sprint running race. Filipino Negrito (likely Mamanwa) boys play a game they invented called the spanking game, where the object is to draw blood due to spanking. Men participate in a tug of war game.
A film about the United States President Richard Nixon's visit to Asia and Europe. A military band plays as an aircraft lands in Salzburg, Austria. Air Force One Boeing 707 “Spirit of ‘76” (SAM 26000). President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon descend from airstair. President Nixon being greeted by Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudolf Kirchschläger. President Nixon and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger confer. President shakes hands with a policeman. View of Salzburg. President Nixon, Secretary Kissinger and Austrian Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky confer at the Schloss Klessheim (Kleßheim 1a, 5071 Wals, Austria). Guests at a lunch. Pat Nixon shakes hands with guests. President at the lunch table.
A film about the United States President Richard Nixon's visit to Asia and Europe. President Nixon signs agreements with the Soviet Union during the Moscow Summit at the Kremlin. President Nixon and Soviet Premier Alexey Kosygin sign the ‘Agreement Concerning Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes’ and exchange files as officials clap. United States Secretary of the Navy John Warner and Soviet Navy Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Sergey Gorshkov sign the U.S.–Soviet Incidents at Sea agreement. Various American and Soviet officials sign agreements for cooperation in fields of environmental protection, science and technology, medicine, space, and use of seas. Nixon talks to officials.
Geneva Peace Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Venue of the Geneva Peace Conference. Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives for the conference. British Prime Minister Anthony Eden at the conference to discuss Korea and Indo China problem. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles also arrive to attend the conference. Delegates from different countries seated around a table discussing the issue.
United States airmen on wing and fueling a P-38 Lightning aircraft to prepare for a mission in World War II. A military jeep carrying some airmen drives by. An airman gets off the jeep and runs to a P-38. The United States airman climbs the P-38 and takes his seat, his comrade closes the aircraft canopy. An airman closes his aircraft canopy. A P-38 with engines running. A fighter-bomber (Lockheed P-38 Lightning) begins to taxi in the airfield. An airman in the control tower signals using a light. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning takes off from the airfield. A group of Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft zoom in the sky. Aerial shot of Bougainville Island coast. Japanese Zeroes flying in the sky, seen via gun camera footage. Two Japanese bombers are flying, one of the bombers catches fire after it was attacked by American aircraft. A Lockheed P-38 Lightning slightly angles in a maneuver. A Lockheed P-38 Lightning fires at the Japanese in front. A Lockheed P-38 Lightning chases and fires at the Japanese aircraft, a Mitsubishi Betty. Cockpit aims at Japanese aircraft. A Lockheed P-38 Lightning fires, the Japanese bomber is hit and explodes into a ball of fire. Three Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft fly in the sky. Three airmen, Lieutenant Besby Holmes, Captain Tom Lanphier and Lieutenant Rex T. Barber, laugh facing the camera. Ending slate.
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