Film opens showing forward port section of the British Battleship HMS Prince of Wales in Placentia Bay, Argentia, Newfoundland. Next, Winston Churchill is seen greeting President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he arrives to meet with him during their Atlantic Conference in 1941. The President is assisted by his son, Army Captain James Roosevelt. The entire ship's company is seen assembled on deck for a church service. Closeup of President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and their principal advisors. all singing "Onward Christian Soldiers" during the service. Scene shifts to December 7, 1941, showing the American battleship USS Arizona and other battleships being bombed by Japanese aircraft. View shifts to the White House in Washington, DC. on July 19, 1940, President Roosevelt is broadcasting his speech to the Democratic National Convention, accepting nomination for an unprescedented 4th term as President. Views of ordinary Americans in various settings. Legislators congratulating the new Vice President, Harry S. Truman, after inauguration in January 1941. Truman seated and surrounded by staff and well-wishers. View of Truman, his wife, Bess and daughter Margaret, walking across the lawn at their home in Independence, Missouri. View of the three of them, inside their home, opening and sharing congratulatory messages received by the new Vice President. Immediately following FDR's death, now, President Truman is seen assuring the public that he will continue the course set by his predecessor. Glimpses of President Roosevelt seated in front of the White House and at his desk. In Yalta for the Big Three Conference, Roosevelt rides in a jeep as Prime Minister Churchill walks beside. Closeup of Roosevelt and Churchill. Participants gathering for the Yalta conference. Closeup of Roosevelt and Stalin. Churchill arriving and taking his seat. Closeup of the Big Three, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin. (World War II period).
The Battle of Khe Sanh in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Artillery spotters watch a fire through binoculars. Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles are dropped from United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. Three Marines run across a field and come through the wire into the perimeter. The Ohio State flag atop a bunker. .50 caliber machine gunner and a spotter in the bunker. An M-29 81mm mortar is fired. A United States Air Force Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft drops napalm bombs resulting in explosions on the ground. Men fire mortar. Smoke rises due to the explosions.
Protest demonstration in Washington DC, United States, known as the Moratorium March on Washington, protesting against United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. The protestors march at Pennsylvania Avenue. A demonstrator carries a cross, others carry caskets. The demonstrators move ahead forming a human chain. The crowd carries large anti-war banners, Viet Cong flags and Red flags.
Moratorium March on Washington demonstrations in Washington DC, United States, against United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. Demonstrators rally in support of the General Electric workers on strike. The crowd carries large anti-war banners, Viet Cong flags and Red flags. Barren tree in the foreground.
Moratorium March demonstrations in Washington DC, United States against United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. Antiwar American military troops, former soldiers and veterans demonstrate and protest in front of the National Archives Building (700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408, United States). They hold anti war banners. The banners read "Stop War Against Vietnam and black (African American) America, American Service Union" and "Soldiers' Liberation Front". Hippie fashions on some demonstrators.
A film titled 'Tomorrow's leaders of the Merchant Marine' shows merchant marine officer candidates in the United States. Sail boats at sea. Seamen operate artillery aboard a ship. The seamen take transfer to another ship. Men aboard a ship. A man applies to the Merchant Marine Academy to become a Merchant Marine Officer. He writes the address of the Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. The man works in his office. His mother receives a courier from the Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. She calls her son. The man reads the news of his acceptance and the order to be present for a physical examination.
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