Confederate Air Force showing historical aircraft at air show in Harlingen Texas. Reenactments of Pearl Harbor attack during World War 2. Japanese planes (torpedo bomber) Kate's replica and (fighter plane) Zero's replica remade from U.S. aircraft are used in the show. Zero and Kate Japanese planes in flight. Explosions seen. Smoke rises in the sky.
American comedian Bob Hope performs for United Service Organization (USO) at Tan Son Nhut air base in Vietnam. Several troupe members talking with U.S. Army troops. The U.S. Army troops watch the show. Bob Hope's entertainment troupe performs on the stage. (Vietnam War period).
Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife, Queen Fawzia, and an entourage of Iranian officers, inspect United States military installations in Tehran. United States Military officials greet the royal couple. Major General Donald H. Connolly (wearing glasses), Commander of the U.S. Army Persian Gulf Command steps forward to greet the Royal couple. Shoulder patch of the Persian Gulf Command (a scimitar and 7-pointed star) is seen on his uniform. General Connally salutes and removes his cap, as he takes the hand of Queen Fawzia. He introduces a Brigadier General to the Royal couple and then all proceed down a path. Large radio antennas are seen dimly in the background. The Shah and Empress emerge from the broadcast facilities of the American Expeditionary Station Tehran, and General Connolly helps Queen Fawzia into a U.S. jeep. An American soldier driver gets into the jeep. The Shah, Queen, and party are escorted by the American officers along a path to the "Service Club", as American soldiers stand to the side. They are seen later, coming out of the Service Club. The party poses for photographs.
President Wilson is seen leaning over part of a steel ship being constructed by the the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation, in Alexandria, Virginia, where he is using a pneumatic gun to drive in the first rivet in the first steel ship to be built at the new shipyard. Afterwards, he steps to a platform decorated with bunting, for the occasion, and descended steps together with his entourage. Next, Speaker of the House, James Beauchamp “Champ” Clark of Missouri and his predecessor, Joseph Gurney Cannon, Republican from Illinois and other officials are seen walking in the newly opened shipyard. Closeup group photograph of them along with others in the visiting party. A closeup of shipyard worker, Charles Knight, the nation's champion riveter, who drove 4875 rivets in 9 hours. Views of Knight using a pneumatic gun to drive rivets in ship framing.
President Roosevelt cancels all aerial mail contracts. The Government orders the Army to take over the job. U.S. Army Planes standing at the Army flying fields. Activities at the Army flying fields. Men handling mail packets. U.S. Army Planes take off. Planes in flight.
Cowboy expert shows young boys some tricks with the Australian bull-whip in Australia. A horse in the background. Several boys gather around the cowboy. He demonstrates use of the bull whip and teaches boys how to use the whip. He performs daring stunts where he breaks small sticks being held between the hands of two boys. Two boys hold a long piece between their teeth, facing each other, and the cowboy breaks it in the middle. They perform the stunt again, with the boys leaning their heads much closer so the gap is smaller. He whips an apple off a boy's head. The cowboy expert snaps a penny off a boy's extended tongue.
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