John Charles Daly standing in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States, speaks of the period prior to the establishment of the U.S. Medal of Honor. Reenacted scenes of the War of 1812 are shown, including British and American naval engagements and Americans fighting British regulars in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 .
The U.S. Medal of Honor and World War 1. A flurry of Newspapers covering Election of Woodrow Wilson; the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand; German troops on the march; the sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine; and outbreak of a World War. Film reenactments of armed soldiers marching quietly through a town in the evening; soldiers in trenches of No-mans-land; an American soldier in a trench during enemy shelling; German soldiers firing machine guns; American troops charging through obstacles and smoke; and hunkered down in a deep trench. Scene shifts to the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, where names of 95 Medal of Honor recipients from World War 1 is highlighted. John Charles Daly mentions several of these heroes, and points to the name of Alvin C. York, who as a Corporal,acting alone, brought in 132 prisoners during that war.
American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) facility in Los Angeles, California. U.S. Army personnel, in uniform, operate an AFRTS broadcast studio. Recording artist, actress, and singer Barbara Randolph seated in the sound room and working as the disc jockey for a radio program. She introduces a song and plays it for listeners. 45 rpm record playing on turntable. 1/4" reel to reel audio tape deck playing. Scene shifts to actor Robert Strauss, preparing to be filmed giving a promotional and public service message for American service personnel. Camera is ready. A man strikes a clapper, and the filming begins.
The first Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in Chicago, Illinois. Moderator Howard K. Smith thanks Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Democratic candidate Senator John F. Kennedy for their opening statements. The Moderator the panel of correspondents: Sander Vanocur from NBC News, Charles Warren from Mutual News, Stuart Novins from CBS News and Bob Fleming from ABC News. Mr Fleming directs his first question to Senator Kennedy. He asks him why does he think that people should vote for him rather than Vice President Nixon. Kennedy answers and tells about his 14 years of experience in the Labor Committee. He compares the programs being advocated by the Democratic party and the Republican party. He states that the Republican leadership has opposed federal aid for education, medical care for the aged and development of country's natural resources in the past few years.
The first Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in Chicago, Illinois. Charles Warren from Mutual News asks Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy about the need of assistance by the federal government for farm surpluses. Kennedy answers and states that the federal government supports farmers, as farmers cannot control their market because they lack bargaining power. He states that the overall economy depends on the agricultural economy. He talks about the interdependency of agriculture with other sectors. He further talks about farm policy, support price mechanism and tax load from the Treasury for the farmer. He says the policy for balancing effective supply and demand can only be carried out through governmental action. Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon presents his views and states that he disagrees with Kennedy that the farmers need more governmental control. He blames that the farmer is in problem because of the government which asks the farmer to produce surplus to meet emergency. He tells about holding up of farm income by paying the farmer in kind and indemnifying the farmer.
The first Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in Chicago, Illinois. Stuart Novins from CBS News asks Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy about welfare programs for education system, medical care and reduction in the federal debt. Kennedy argues that he has not mentioned about the federal debt reduction in his speeches. He states the advantages of his program for providing medical care for the aged and an effective education system. He tells that the development of natural resources will generate revenues to finance new projects. He states about the importance of a balanced budget. Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon presents his views and states that the reduction of federal debt was mentioned on the Democratic platform and not in Kennedy's speech. He presents his views on Senator Kennedy's proposal for medical care for the aged and the development of the natural resources. He states that Kennedy's proposals will result in rise in taxes and unbalancing of the budget which will lead to inflation. He favors the aid for school construction.
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