U.S. soldiers carry wounded patients (prisoners of war rescued by U.S. Rangers on Luzon) from air evacuation C-46 airplane, on stretchers, and transfer them to ambulances, at Tacloban Field, Leyte, Philippines during World War II. The ambulances are driven away. Ambulatory former prisoners disembark from a United States Army Air Force Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft. Interior of the C-46 air evacuation airplane shows wounded on bunk beds. The wounded are carried from the C-46 aircraft. The ambulances drive on the airstrip. Aircraft in the background.
The 8th International Pan American Conference in Lima, Peru. View of a ship. Children standing aboard the ship. Several dignitaries are greeted aboard the ship. Various flags on the Palace of Government building. Delegates attend the Eight International Pan American Conference. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull gives a speech. He says that the U.S. is willing and able to safeguard the Western Hemisphere. The delegates applaud.
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. arrives in New York to confer with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Views of Queen Mary ocean liner as Joseph P. Kennedy returns to report to President Roosevelt on situation in Europe. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and other officials talk while walking. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. says that the U.S. should strive to maintain peace in Europe.
Children of many nations send Christmas message to the world from Washington DC. Children of foreign ambassadors and officials standing in the U.S. Capitol. The children dressed in their native costumes attend the International Christmas Broadcast. A girl speaks into a microphones. All the children speak together for sending the Christmas message to the U.S. and other countries.
U.S. President Richard Milhous Nixon visits the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Color guards with flags. View of the Pentagon building. The U.S. flag at mast. Views of guns. Various military units. President Nixon and other officials arrive. President Nixon at a review stand. Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and their civilian counterparts salute. A ceremony is held. Color guards stand with flags. Several officials come, stand in a line and salute. President Nixon receives service flags. Color guards turn back and march. Cameramen and photographers take photos. President Nixon shakes hands with the JCS and their respective secretaries. Various service honor guards standing.
War time conditions and life in New York City during World War II. Automobile traffic on streets before war time. Cars and other vehicles move on road. Sign: 'Sorry No Gas, Don't Blame Us, Blame Hitler'. Cars are stored because of the gas shortage. Views of road showing no traffic. Skyscrapers of the city. Neon signs and lights on buildings with war time blackout conditions. Consumers buy food from stores. Sign: 'only one to a customer'. Booklet of 'United States of America, War ration Book One'. Women prepare list of required food items and receive ration books. Consumers use ration books for food. Carton are loaded onto ship.
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