Moncada army barracks near Santiago de Cuba, immediately following the unsuccessful attack by Castro-led revolutionaries, on July 26, 1953. Soldiers in the yard of the installation. Cuban military commander and soldiers talking with officials. A bullet-riddled vehicle and many dead revolutionaries. Armed soldiers sitting on the veranda of the barracks.Fulgencio Batista visiting and viewing the captured materials of the revolutionaries.Frank Pais sitting with associate. Marker at street intersection in Santiago de Cuba reads: "Ave 7A and Calle 20." Revolutionary safe house at that location is shown. posters being prepared containing pictures of Revolutionary National Action group posing with the Cuban national flag. Frank País being interviewed. Newspapers announce the death of Salas Cañizares. Large crowd seen at his funeral.Parts of the United states and Mexico are marked on maps showing where Castro's revolution was finding support in funds and supplies. yankee Stadium in New York City is seen being papered with pamphlets. A patrol craft docked, bearing number: "GC 106." People visiting a cemetery with new graves marked with temporary wooden markers. Revolutionaries in the mountains.Fidel Castro getting a haircut and firing a pistol outdoors. Woman sews insignia of july 26th on a uniform.
Communist leader Fidel Castro and Prime Minister Jose Miro Cardona with others in Havana, Cuba. Women and nurses in dresses marching in a parade. Fidel Castro watches the parade. Argentinian Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara is also seen with Castro. Fidel Castro attends the first Congreso Latinoamericano de Juventudes at the Cerro stadium (Estadio Latinoamericano, 4J9F+FJ6, La Habana, Cuba) in Havana. Castro comes on stage. Castro announces the decision to nationalize North American companies in Cuba as a response to United States’ economic sanctions. Fidel Castro sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba. People carry banners in a procession.
President John F Kennedy delivers 'Integration speech' at the White House, Washington DC, addressing issues of race discrimination, civil rights, and racial integration. Seated at his desk in the Oval Office, President Kennedy says he will ask Congress to pass legislation giving all Americans the right to be served in facilities that are open to the public, thus banning separate facilities for whites and blacks, also known as "Jim Crow" discrimination laws. Kennedy says this is an elementary right. He further notes that Jim Crow laws are an "arbitrary indignity that no American in 1963 should have to endure." Exterior view of White House. United States flag flying on the White House. View inside the Oval Office before the event. Cameramen, press, and journalists with motion picture and still cameras. President Kennedy arrives and sits at the desk in the Oval Office.
Guerrillas with guns gather in Havana, Cuba. Cuban President Fidel Castro addresses them. Military trucks on road. Ships in water. An illustrated map of Cuba. Planes fly by. Guerrillas practice. A man meets a United States Army officer at an air base. American President John F Kennedy with Lyman Lemnitzer, Chief of the Joint Chief of Staff, George Decker, Chief of the Land Forces section, Curtis E LeMay, Chief of the Air Force section, General David M Shoup, Commander of the Marines, and Admiral George W Anderson Jr., Chief of Navy Operations. Curtis E LeMay waves towards people. People on ship.
Scenes from the United States Capitol building during inaugural address by President John F Kennedy. Large crowd include dignitaries sitting as Kennedy speaks.
Scenes of KC-135A taxiing in, ramp being rolled up at U-Tapao Air Base in Thailand. General Nazzaro alighting and being greeted by base officials and Officers of the 4258th Strategic Wing including Colonel John W Farrar, Colonel Sherman and Colonel John W Brock. Also shows General Nazzaro talking to United States Major General Richard G Stillwill. Other officers visiting in small groups showing Major General William J Crumm, Commander 3rd Air Division, Major General Samuel, Major General Hunziker , Major General Pletcher Major General Gillem and Brigadier General Stewart. General Nazzaro's along with Major General Crumm's names on placard in windshield of car. Four star ID plates on car and in KC-135A cockpit window. Shows General Nazzaro getting into car and pulling away, followed by other staff vehicles. Camouflaged B-52's lined up on flight line. Flight crewman talks to officer. Red welcome carpet being rolled up. Aircraft No. 72589 written on tail. KC-135A engine seen. Flight crewman putting their baggage into car. OMS personnel of the 4258th Strategic Wing, in white, checking KC-135A landing gear. Flight crewman standing on landing of the VIP ramp.
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