News report about the visit of U.S. President Richard M Nixon to the People's Republic of China. The State Dinner by Zhou Enlai in honor of President Nixon, Pat Nixon and American delegates at the Great Hall in Beijing. A translator translates the speech of President Nixon at the Great Hall. News anchors and experts analyze the speeches of President Nixon and Premier Enlai at the State Dinner.
News report about the visit of U.S. President Richard M Nixon to the People's Republic of China. The State Dinner by Zhou Enlai in honor of President Nixon, Pat Nixon and American delegates at Great Hall in Beijing. President Nixon finishes with his speech and raises toast with Enlai and other Chinese dignitaries. News anchor Frank Reynolds and expert Dr. James Thomson report about the State Dinner. Premier Enlai and Pat Nixon talk sitting by each other at the dinner table.
Special report about State of Union Message by U.S. President Richard M Nixon to the Congress in Washington DC. A speaker introduces President Nixon to the Congress, which applauds as Nixon arrives. President Nixon's family in audience gallery applauds for him. Nixon expresses his gratitude towards the congress standing on the speaker's podium. Vice President Spiro Agnew and another dignitary sit on seats behind podium. President Nixon addresses the congress from the podium.
President Nixon addresses the congress from the speaker's podium in the U.S. Capitol during his 1970 State of the Union address. He speaks about pollution and damage done to the environment by human race. He talks of the need to make reparations for the damage we have done to our land, air, and water. He notes that this is a particular concern of young people, "because they more than we will reap the grim consequences of our failure to act on programs which are needed now, if we are to prevent disaster later." (Foreshadows global warming.) President Nixon proposes a 10 billion dollar clean water program. Congressmen in the house applaud. He discusses the importance of purchasing and preserving open spaces and park lands. He discusses the need to make automobile emissions cleaner. He talks about pricing goods to cover not only their production but also their disposal without damage to the environment. He asks that citizens consider air and water not as free resources but as scarce resources to be protected. The Joint Chiefs of Staff among the Congressmen listen to the speech. Nixon talks about rural areas becoming less populated with migration to urban city centers. He calls on America to become a pioneer in environmental research and leadership. Vice President Spiro Agnew and the Congress Speaker sit on seats behind podium. Nixon concludes his speech and shakes hands with Speaker and other Congressmen who admire and applaud.
Gerald Ford taking the oath as 38th President of the United States, Washington DC. Staff members, assistants and guests arriving at the oath taking ceremony of Gerald Ford as U.S. President in the East Hall of the White House, just hours after departure of resigned President Nixon from the same room. Secretary Dr Henry Kissinger talks to other dignitaries. Vice President Gerald Ford and his wife enter the hall for ceremony. The guests applaud for them. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger administers the oath taking. Gerald Ford raises his right hand and repeats the oath after the judge. The crowd applauds and congratulates Ford after he takes oath as President of the United States.
News report about oath taking of Gerald Ford as 38th President of the United States, Washington DC. Gerald Ford immediately after completing his introductory speech to assembly of guests and White House assistants. President Ford and Mrs Betty Ford depart from the hall escorted by U.S. Military aides. The crowd departs from the hall after the ceremony. A White House correspondent, Robert Pierpoint, reports about the swearing in ceremony from the grounds of Lafayette Park outside the White House. The guests leave the East Room of the White House for an official dinner. Pierpoint and citizens in Lafayette Park.
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