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President Nixon presides over the 1970 Christmas tree lighting ceremony, in Washington, DC
Opening scene shows a large crowd in a rain storm, gathering on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC. Almost all carry or share colorful umbrellas. Scene shifts to s choir on a covered stage and President Richard Nixon standing at a podium on an adjacent stage. The gathered audience is unprotected except by their umbrellas. On the stage with the President are Mrs. Nixon and daughters Tricia Nixon and Julie Eisenhower. In his preliminary remarks, the President mentions the weather, saying, "I know we want to express our very grateful appreciation to the Mormon Choir and to the Friends University Symphonic Choir for their participation and particularly under the rather adverse weather conditions which I know are very hard for those of you here in the audience." Camera focuses on the choir members. Next, a Girl Scout, in uniform, speaks at the podium. She is followed by a boy scout who also makes some remarks. President Nixon then delivers a Christmas message, saying that the nation could look forward to the end of the war. The President then steps down from the stage, to where several children have their hands raised in hopes of being selected to assist in the tree lighting. Nixon reaches down and picks up five-year-old Andre Proctor of Washington, D.C., saying, "he's the smallest child here." The President speaks with the boy about what they are going to do, as members of the audience watch from under their umbrellas. Next, the Christmas tree lights are seen, from a distance as they turn on, illuminating the area. Camera focuses and pans over the many lights on the tree. The President and his family are seen on the stage, as the camera pans over the choirs, audience, and the Christmas tree.
Description of American demographics in 1970 emphasizing diversity of backgrounds and cultures
Animated map assembles sections of the United States of America reflecting various kinds of inhabitants. A woman of Native American Indian origins weaves a straw hat as a young boy plays nearby. Sign outside a building identifying the "Slovak Political Benefial Assn." Other signs on seen on different buildings include: "Polish Army Veterans Association of America;" "Ukrainian American Youth Association;" and "Germantown Hospital." A brass plate on a building reading: "English-Speaking Union." Asian-American school girls, and a Japanese-American man with a boy. View of a wood carving in ancient African style. A street scene showing many Hispanic Americans, and commercial signs in Spanish. A group of new American citizens reciting oath at a naturalization ceremony, each receiving a small American flag. Some appear to be of Asian or South Asian descent, including possibly Vietnamese. Animated map shown again, indicating the geographical distribution of Americans in the U.S. First it shows areas where citizens live near water, either the oceans, Gulf of Mexico, or the Great Lakes. Montage of urban scenes showing some of the cities where most Americans live. The Massachusetts State House in Boston. New York City street scene with the Empire State Building in background. City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Capitol in Washington, DC
The U.S. Bureau of the Census processing data for the 1970 decennial census.
Posters in Japanese and Spanish, illustrating efforts by U.S. Bureau of the Census, to reach all Americans. Such a non-English sign in a barbershop window. Census enumerators conversing in a District Field Office. A woman checking responses against a master list of residents. Staff members discuss individual cases. Newspaper headlines reporting preliminary census results for their respective localities. Census staff making corrections after preliminary results are disclosed. A forklift moving a stack of census documents at the central processing office in Jeffersonville, Indiana. View inside warehouse at Jeffersonville, containing 75 carloads of census questionnaires stacked in bins. Staff in the Central Processing office using special machinery to microfilm the paper forms. View of census workers microfilming in near darkness. Woman at Census Headquarters, with machine called "Fosdic" standing for Film Optical Sensing Device for Imput to Computer. The microfilm is seen being fed into a reader that converts citizens marks on questionnaires into computer-storable (digital) form. View of microfiche census record containing citizens marks. Mailman delivering letters of inquiry to the Census Bureau. census worker looking up information in response to inquiry.
Scenes illustrating consumer prices and worker earnings, as tracked by Census Bureau in United States in early 1970s
U.S. Public Health Service Outpatient Clinic. An ambulance entering a yard. Businesses advertising their prices with price posters in shop and store windows, including: A radio and television store; A drycleaner and laundry; Furniture store; Carpet store; mattress store, grocer; butcher; and dairy. Workers carrying their earnings statements. Exterior view of woman outside post office after she collects retirement income check from U.S. Post office, at Brooklandville, Maryland, 21022. A telephone booth in front of the Post office.
Newspaper printing process in the early 1970s for The Detroit News. Shows early use of computers in newspaper production.
Overview of steps in the writing, production, packaging, and delivery of the daily Detroit News newspaper, in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Reporters and writers in a newspaper press room work on early Cathode Ray Terminals or CRT computers. A reporter writes and edits a story on a cathode ray terminal computer. The completed copy is sent at the speed of light through a computer to an automated composing room. The electronic signals are being converted into coded tapes. The hole punched tapes are seen being printed by machines and then the tapes are fed into an automated type setting machine. A man at the newspaper printing press lifts prepared typeset from a tray. A stereotype man makes a final cardboard mat of each completed page proof, which is seen being pressed through a large roller and then fed into a press plate machine for final casting. 60 tons of lead is used to stamp out the cylindrical press plates. Close up view of the cylindrical press plates being fed through machines. Men in the press room collect the final plates that are transported to them on a moving conveyor belt system. A man oils and inks the plates and loads them into a machine where they are ready to roll. View of the newspaper printing underway. Close up view of newspaper printing press operating at high speed with newspapers rolling. View of giant paper rolls being moved into position on a conveyor system providing raw paper for the newspaper, used at a rate of 500 tons per day. The press men read the news and relax, as the paper continues to roll through the presses on a non stop computerized control track. Final stacking of newspapers is performed by machines, making them ready for delivery. The newspaper is ready and is on the way to be delivered to the citizens. The news papers are loaded into a shipment van bearing a sign that reads "The Detroit News."
Landmark monuments of Washington DC and views inside National Gallery of Art in mid 1970s
Film 'Visions' shows the American people and events in United States. View of U.S. Capitol building, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial Statue in Washington DC. Couple passes by, with Jefferson Memorial in the background. View of the National Gallery of Art. People take a look at the painting and statues inside the museum. An artist paints a replica of one of the paintings. Tourists listen to audio recording, that describes painting's history. Tour guide along with a group of tourists. Painting of Diego Velázquez. Tour guides speak to visitors in different languages. Painting of Jan Vermeer.