Life of U.S. soldiers in various theaters, operating under very difficult conditions during World War II. Soldiers take positions in dense woods and fire rifles during a combat operation. They run and advance in a battlefield. African American U.S. army soldiers load and fire an artillery piece. A planes crashes, but pilot's parachute is seen safely descending. B-26 hit by flak, bursts into flame, part of engine falls away and aircraft spirals out of control on fire. Aircraft shot out of sky by fighter from behind. Glider aircraft noses forward during landing and flips up in the air. Gun camera footage from a U.S. aircraft firing at another aircraft on the ground. The target aircraft explodes and the flying aircraft flys through the smoke and flame directly above it. Soldiers fire at the enemy during what appears to be a battle in the pacific region. Machine gunner directs fire at enemy, and repeatedly hits a corpse lying just in front of the gun emplacement. Marines fire on Japanese positions on a Pacific island. Ruined villages and burning huts are seen, with U.S. tanks passing by. Marines direct flamethrowers into wrecked buildings and fortifications. Close view of machine gun barrel from side, firing rounds. Soldiers during a combat battle in dense woods of varying terrain. Soldiers advancing during battle. Marines direct flamethrowers at targets ahead.
Visit of U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger to People's Republic of China. Air plane of Dr. Kissinger at the Peking airport and security guards around it . A motorcade of Dr. Kissinger and American delegates arrives at the airport. Dr. Kissinger gets out with the Foreign Minister and shakes hands with Chinese dignitaries near the plane. The dignitaries talk to each other, shake hands and smile. Dr. Kissinger walks up the ramp of the plane. He turns and waves towards Chinese dignitaries at the runway.
Visit of U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger to People's Republic of China. Dr. Kissinger in his plane. Interior views of aircraft cabin as Kissinger has a drink and talks to a Chinese dignitary. Other members of American delegation confer with other Chinese dignitaries. Kissinger drinks a cup of tea aboard. A secretary aboard types on a typewriter. Dr. Kissinger waves hands and debarks from his plane at Shanghai Air Port. Chinese dignitaries welcome him. Other delegates debark from plane and shake hands with dignitaries. A motorcade drives on countryside roads. Posters and banners in Chinese script.
U.S. President Richard Nixon delivers his resignation speech from his office in the White House, Washington DC. Before the speech, shows White House aides making camera and lighting arrangements in the office while sitting at the President's desk. President Nixon arrives, takes his seat and talks to the aides and camera persons casually since the broadcast has not begun. Images of the White House at night while Nixon speaks casually in the background to the different network representatives. President and others discuss unofficially before starting the speech, including line "I'm afraid you'll catch me picking my nose." He gives a start to the speech so audio technicians can monitor sound levels. He calls to Ollie and says "Only the CBS crew will be in the room during the broadcast." He indicates that there will be no pictures taken after the broadcast. He instructs secret servicemen, members of coverage team and some others to leave the room. Image of the White House during his speech. "Two minutes and fifteen seconds to air" is heard, as the President continues to chat casually with the group present before the broadcast. He asks someone to check his collar to make sure it is not ruffled up.
U.S. First Lady Pat Nixon at the Moscow State Circus in Vernadsky Prospekt, Moscow, Russia. A woman on the stage with birds. She performs her first trick with a cock and a dove. Both the birds move through a tunnel of wire. A man comes onto the stage, removes the tunnel and places three small ladders on a table. Doves on a large stand in the background. Two dogs seated on both sides of the stand. Spectators in the auditorium watch as the birds perform. The woman moves near the stand and lifts one of her hands in the air on which the cock is seated. The cock sits on the stand. The woman performs her second trick with two white doves and one brown dove.
U.S. First Lady Pat Nixon at a circus in Moscow, Russia. A man rides a horse cart onto a stage with few performers. A group of performers performs on the stage. The performers show stunts of carrying and throwing people in the air from a moving cart.
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