Generals being decorated by French General Philippe Petain in Tours, France during World War I. General Harbord, General Harts, U.S. General Edgar Jadwin, Langfitt, British Army Richard Nugent O'Connor lined up in center. Soldiers stand in the background. The Generals talk to each other. The Generals who are being awarded stand in a line. People and the soldiers stand in the background. A view of the soldiers standing in formation. Philippe Petain decorates Harbord, General Harts, U.S. General Edgar Jadwin, Langfitt, Connor, Roackenbach one after the other. General Philippe Petain awards medals. General Philippe Petain decorates General U.S. Army Brigadier General James Guthrie Harbord and shakes hands with him.
A Memorial Day ceremony in Tours, France during World War I. Officer and U.S. soldiers crowd around a platform. A dignitary on the platform reads from a paper. Few soldiers seated and few standing. U.S. Army Lieutenant General James Harbord at the platform reads from a paper. General McAndrew reads from a paper. A woman reads from a paper. Graves of U.S. soldiers. Soldiers fire guns in sky. An airplane in flight. The soldiers look at the airplane and wave. The graves of the dead soldiers. A banner reads 'Champion SOS'.
U.S. B-17s, of the 351st Bombardment Group, at RAF Station Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England during World War II. The Group's maintenance officer, a Major, is seen smoking a cigar as he checks on the status of repairs on the unit's bombers. Maintenance crews seen working on a B-17 named "Argonaut." They use a small crane to lift a propeller for one engine.US Airmen riding bicycles on English country road on a Sunday. They stop at a 900 year old church, remove their caps and walk toward the church. At the base hospital, a Catholic chaplain, Father O'Connell, celebrates mass outdoors. One of the flyers sings Ave Maria.Scene shifts to the next day showing missions scheduled for the 351st Bomb Group, and records of raids they have accomplished to date.
U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Washington DC, United States during middle east peace talk efforts. A signboard outside the U.S. Department of State building reads 'Department of State, 2201 C street NW'. Flags hoisted on poles in front of the building. Vehicles parked outside the building. Cyrus Vance, Prime Minister Begin and their wives with other officials inside the building. Pictures displayed on a wall. Photographs with caption 'Israel' on display. State Secretary Vance, Prime Minister Begin and their wives stand and talk in front of a few pictures. 'Shalom Prime Minister and Mrs. Begin' written on the top of the pictures. Prime Minister Begin, his wife Aliza Arnold, U.S. State Secretary Cyrus Vance and his wife Grace Sloane pose.
Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October, 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. U.S. President John F. Kennedy with Premier of Algeria Ahmed Ben Bella in the White House lawn in Washington DC. Aerial views of Havana, Cuba. Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro accompanies Premier Bella in Havana. A U.S. rocket is launched. A man follows the ascent through telescope. Defense department training given in fall out protection to engineers. Surveyors check every building for civil defense. A community fall out shelter being located by the surveyors. Food and water drums, medical supplies and radiological monitoring equipment are taken off assembly lines and are transported by rail to various parts of the U.S. A sign reads 'Naval Supply Center Oakland'. Forklift trucks move goods. A sign erected for a community fallout shelter. An election campaign in the United States shows Harry S. Truman making a speech at an American Legion meeting.
Shows early 1970s era construction activities, economic growth, retail shopping, and American fashions and goods of the 1970s. As a contrast to the modern way of life, a farmer is seen using teams of horses to plow his land. Views of middle-class suburban living in the U.S.A. New, modern houses and cars in the suburbs. Construction workers building new homes. Modern farm machinery being employed. Panels being placed on a new car in a factory production line or assembly line. A long freight train moving goods. U.S. consumer retail stores selling a variety of products, and pedestrians in 1970s fashions shopping on town and city streets for various goods including ice cream, lawn mowers and hardware, custom framing, fast food (McDonalds restaurant shown), an "organic food" cafe or store, barbecue grills, outdoor lounge chairs, and antiques, among others. Shipping containers being loaded on a ship for export abroad. Various construction sites ranging from those for suburban neighborhood homes to those for high rise buildings. Construction of the Dunhill Condominiums in progress in Atlanta Georgia. A 1970 Ford Falcon car in a neighborhood of new homes in the suburbs. Sink and bath tub fixtures in a typical kitchen and bathroom. Families at a high school graduation. African American students on a college campus. White students walking on campus of a college or university. Families shopping for high price goods: View of a hand starting a phonograph record player, a man examining a Ford Pinto car in a new car show room, views of home appliances, washers, dryers, stoves, ovens, televisions for sale in a show room, and window air conditioner units. Private pleasure boats operating near a large ferry boat. More views of carpenters and other construction workers and building tradesmen working at construction sites. People at work compiling statistics in the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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