Cadets on parade, at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, United States. Spectators seated watch. Trees and a parked car in the background.
U.S. Navy sailors silhouetted on the deck of a battleship at sea during the Korean War. The sailors observe through binoculars. Turret with heavy guns on deck. The heavy guns fire and flashes are seen, as well as one illuminated smoke ring, in the darkness.
U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at reception for visiting dignitary in garden of White House, Washington, DC. The President talks to an official. Trees in the background. The President sits and laughs while talking to an unseen visitor at the reception. Sailors form honor guard with rifles held in salute. White House in background.
A 1959 production featuring footage of personalities visiting the United States circa 1920s. Douglas Edwards, an American television anchor speaks about the people who visited America. The French actress Sarah Bernhardt visits America. She is greeted by the people. In 1914 she is honored by the French government. Madam Ernestine Schumann-Heink, famous contralto, on board ship with friends. Modern interpretive dancer Ruth St. Denis, with a troupe of women dancers. Russian composer, conductor, and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff, onboard ship. Polish pianist and statesman, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, arriving in America. Famous Irish tenor, John McCormack, arriving in America. Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, seen with friends, as he visits America. George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright visits America. Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, creator of the Sherlock Holmes stands with his family. Maurice Maetterlinck, Belgian playwright and Nobel laureate on deck with companion. Michael Arlen, best-selling author, arrives in America. Joseph Conrad, Polish-born English novelist, is seen with ship's officers. British writer, H.G.Wells, tips his hat as he arrives on a ship to America. Douglas Edwards then presents a public interest announcement about civil defense planning, for the U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, sponsor of the show (during the Cold War). This is followed by voice-over from unidentified speaker urging citizens to take part in civil defense. Shown is a cutaway view illustrating emergency supplies of canned foods, and other supplies stored in a home basement for emergencies. A sign describes it as part of a "Family Fallout Shelter." Narrator states that civil defense is an American tradition.
The role of women in army in the United States. The Women's Army Corps (WAC) band plays and marches during the 51st Birthday celebration of the Women's Army Nurse corps. A nurse treats a soldier. U.S. army general Matthew Bunker Ridgway speaks about the contribution of the army nurses in various fields.
The role of women in the U.S. Army in Korea. Army nurses set up tent and "hit the ground" when an incoming round of artillery fire hits. Trees in the background. Army nurses treat injured soldiers in a medical railroad train. Nurses give medicine to soldiers and comfort them in a hospital. A nurse carries a tray of medicines and gives medicines to white and African American soldiers. A soldier takes medication. A team of doctors perform surgery.
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