First Inauguration ceremony of President Richard Milhous Nixon at the U.S. Capitol, Washington DC. Senator Dirksen from speaker's podium invites reverend Dr Billy Graham for a prayer. Large number of spectators and guest at the ceremony bow their heads during the prayer for new President Nixon and Vice President Agnew of the United States. Dr Graham shakes hands with Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson after he finishes the prayer.
First Inauguration ceremony of President Richard Milhous Nixon and Vice President Agnew at the U.S. Capitol, Washington DC. Senator Dirksen invites Federal Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren at speaker's podium to administer oath taking of Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon keeps his one hand on bible and raises another for oath. He repeats the oath after Justice Warren. His wife Pat Nixon stands by him during the swearing in. Marine band plays and cannons fire after the oath taking.
State funeral ceremony of J Edgar Hoover underway at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC. Soldiers of the U.S. Army carry the flag-draped coffin containing the body of dead FBI director J. Edger Hoover, to the front of church prayer hall near a priest. Mourners arrive and take their seats. Soldiers march back. The chaplain Edward L.R. Elson performs customs of funeral ceremony.
U.S. President Richard Nixon's press conference at White House in Washington DC. President Nixon speaks in a hall packed with press reporters. He speaks about his interaction with colleges and universities about the Vietnam War issues. A reporter asks him about the protesters' demands against the Vietnam War.
President Nixon speaks with press reporters about Vietnamization of the war. He says that immediate withdrawal from Vietnam would lead to damages to both the U.S. and South Vietnam
President Nixon speaks to press reporters about increasing numbers of demonstrations and public unrest in the United States, in response to a reporter's question. Another reporter asks about the boycott of North Vietnam in the Paris Peace Talks. Nixon answers that the U.S. would enter into the next stage of the Vietnam War peace talks.
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