On Independence Day in 1963, Vice President Lyndon Johnson addresses a crowd outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He asks all Americans to step forward with responsible leadership so as to "implement in our national lives the ideals of our national literature." He says that every American has the capability to answer the needs of the moment. "Some say now, some say never, let us all say together" The audience claps in appreciation as photographers click pictures.
Opening slate reads: "Iraqi Revolt. Pro-Reds Ousted in Military Coup." Glimpse of the City of Bagdad, capital of Iraq. Soldiers in military uniforms rides standing in jeeps passing through a gateway, accompanied by military motorcyclists. In flashback, Abd al-Karim Qasim is seen posing on a dais with a civilian, on July, 14, 1958, when he deposed King Faisal II and assassinated him and his family. Narrator states that he, himself, was killed by a firing squad in the wreckage of the Defense Ministry building. (On 8 February 1963, the Iraqi Ba'ath Party overthrew him in a coup, and a day later he was executed by firing squad. Up to 5,000 Iraqi communists were also killed in the aftermath) Views of the city seemingly quiet, but the search for communists is going on. Camera shows evidence of violence in the form of damaged and burned out automobiles, and Iraqi tanks in the streets. Closeups of some Iraqi soldiers on a street.
Crowd at 1963 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club (2604 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30904, United States) in Augusta, Georgia. Different golfers playing a round of golf including Jack Nicklaus. Crowd watching and clapping. Jack Nicklaus drives ball to the hole and wins the tournament.
Scenes of unusual winter cold and snow in Europe in 1963. View in Britain. Man checking bags of food and dropping food to animals by airplane. Birds on snow near a lake. In Netherlands, the canals are frozen. Boats in frozen water can be seen. Men use cross country or nordic skis to reach lamb stuck in snow drifts (by their mothers for protection). View of harbor in Belgium frozen solid with no ships moving. A stationary ship in frozen water.
Models wear fashionable hats by Parisian designers in the United States. Women wearing different kinds of hats for 1963 Spring collection are shown. Wide brimmed and flowery hats are shown, including the Cartwheel Hat, Cloche Hat, Pillbox Hat. A woman wearing a Pillbox Hat smokes a cigarette. Fashion models wearing bonnets.
A Caribbean cruise ocean liner tied up at pier. Two women flips through the pages of an August 1963 Harper’s Bazaar magazine. They view fashion styles similar to their clothing in the magazine. Close view of dresses they are wearing. Models wearing dresses inspired by the fashion worn by actress Doris Day in the movie “The Thrill of It All”. A brocaded cocktail ensemble dress. Views of women on deck of ship carrying a purse, wearing a coat and another one near tennis net. Models waving from cruise ship “Ocean Monarch” as they depart for their vacation.
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