The inauguration ceremony of President Richard Nixon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC, United States. Vice President Spiro Agnew, Chief Justice of the United States Warren Burger and President Richard Nixon at the inaugural stand. Chief Justice Warren Burger swears in Vice President Agnew and President Nixon. President Nixon and Vice President Agnew shake hands and a crowd applauds. President Nixon gives his inaugural speech.
U.S. soldiers work on a U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft in Gela, Sicily, Italy during World War II. Two U.S. soldiers work on the engine of an A-36 Invader aircraft parked on an airfield. Two soldiers take a bomb off a truck and roll it over to other soldier who installs fins. The soldiers load bombs on the A-36. The soldiers fuel the aircraft. A maintenance crew works on the aircraft. The bomb is loaded under the wing of the A-36.
U.S. soldiers work on a U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft in Gela, Sicily, Italy during World War II. Damaged tail section of the A-36 aircraft parked on an airfield. U.S. troops inspect the tail section. A hut made up of straw. Two soldiers crawl in the hut.
Activities of Office of Strategic Services, the U.S. intelligence agency in China Burma India Theater during World II. A U.S. aircraft in flight drops parachutes. The parachutes descend. Parachute supplies land on a field. U.S. troops on the field.
U.S. troops prepare to embark for the United States from France at the conclusion of their service in Europe during World War II, but before the end of the war, so it is regarded as a 30 day furlough. Soldiers stand in line and receive awards and recognitions for their service. The troops go through a chow line and eat food. Soldiers march and smiling U.S. Army soldiers board waiting trucks. The soldiers carry barracks bags as they board troop transport ships, embarking on the voyage back to America. Narrator notes that they will still be needed to help in the fight against the Japanese.
U.S. Battleships that served as 6th Battle Squadron, with the British Grand Fleet, plus several from the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, gathered at end of World War I, in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. A twin engine bi-wing float plane circles over the Firth. Ships and derricks of shipyard in background. Small sailboat in water. Various American battleships in full dress - flags flying from both cage masts and crews manning the rails, dressed in winter blues. View of battleship USS Florida (BB-30) at anchor. The USS Arkansas (BB-33) anchored. The USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and USS Arizona (BB-39) in the distance. The USS Nevada (BB-36) and the USS Oklahoma (BB-37). Bow view of the USS New York (BB-34) steaming. Views of the Forth Rail Bridge over the Firth of Forth. Warships in distance, framed by the bridge span. Stern view of a Nevada-class Battleship steaming. The USS Texas(BB-35) at anchor. More views of the Battleships Nevada and Oklahoma Last U.S. Battleship seen is the USS Utah (BB-31) at anchor.
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