United States President Richard Nixon on tour to Romania. Bucharest Otopeni Airport (Henri Coandă International Airport, Calea Bucureştilor 224E, Otopeni 075150, Romania) during the arrival of President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Poster on terminal building reads 'Long Live Peace and Friendship between people'. Military band musicians play. The United States Air Force One, a Boeing C-137 Stratoliner aircraft (VC-137), on the runway. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon arrive at the terminal along with Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and other dignitaries. They are presented various gifts and bouquets. The couple moves up the stairs and waves towards the people at the terminal. Honor guards watch as the Air Force One flies away.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon on tour to Indonesia. President Nixon and the First Lady welcomed at Jakarta by General Suharto (successor to President Sukarno) and other dignitaries at the Merdeka Palace (Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta). A chandelier lit up inside the palace. The dignitaries walk through a palace. Workers and housekeepers of the palace. President Nixon, General Suharto, Lady Nixon and others at a conference hall. Suharto and Nixon talk with each other.
Lottery selection held in full view of public for selecting potential soldiers for Vietnam. Youth who are part of an advisory committee for the Selective Service draw birth dates. The birth dates are read allowed and then matched with a number on the draft lottery board. (Vietnam War period).
The Selective Service System (SSS) in United States, its functioning and effects. Lottery selection held in full view of public for selecting potential soldiers for war. The draft lottery is concluded with Selective Service youth members drawing letters to complete the alphabet sequence, a subset of the randomn selection sequence associated with the draft lottery. The alphabet sequence matches the first letter of the last name of draft candidates against a number. The draft lottery is held at the Selective Service office in Washington DC by director General Lewis B. Hershey and others.
The 1st Infantry Division stand down center of the United States Army in Vietnam. Soldiers of the 26th Infantry sit on benches and an officer briefs them. The officer tells them of the facilities of the center. The officers walk towards soldiers sitting on bench. A soldier unloads barrack bags off a trailer. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 26th Infantry at 1st Infantry Division Stand Down Center of the United States Army in Vietnam. Two soldiers walk and pick up their barrack bags and rifles. Soldiers walk towards stand down center quarters carrying their luggage. Soldiers unload luggage and combat gear into Conex container. Soldiers enter and exit from direct exchange facilities building. Two soldiers wearing only paints try to open a cardboard box. (Vietnam War period).