James Francis Byrnes sworn in as the Secretary of State before United States President Harry S. Truman and members of Congress and Cabinet. Former President Franklin D Roosevelt greets Byrnes. Former Secretary of State and newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Edward Reilly Stettinius congratulates the new secretary. Former Secretary Cordell Hull signs the United Nations UN Charter (World Security Charter) in Washington DC.
Summary of first five years of NASA space operations. Space research programs of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. View of the U.S. Capitol. Vehicles move on streets. Trees in the background. A sign board reads 'National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters'. The American flag flutters from a flagpole in front of the NASA Headquarters building. View of launch operations center. Men leave a gateway. Crew men climb up a gantry. View of a satellite antenna. Men at a control station monitor space signals. A rocket is launched on an Apollo mission. Crowd of civilians gathered to watch the launch, taking pictures and viewing with binoculars. Astronaut John Herschel Glenn arrives after a successful space flight. Civilians gathered to greet and celebrate John Glenn at a parade in New York City. Aerial view of a passenger aircraft in flight . Scientists and officials address a press conference about space projects.
Hurricane Hunters track storm in the United States. Scenes of city during hurricane. People wade through water. In Texas:Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Cadets evacuate the victims. Members of the 9th Weather Reconnaissance Group board U.S. Air Force WB-50 Superfortress aircraft at the Kindley Air Force Base (ABF) ,Bermuda on a storm tracking mission. Aircraft takes off and in flight. Aircraft crew at controls as they fly into storm. View of the storm eye. Weather watchers record data and transmit information by wireless key to the Hurricane Weather Center in Miami. A teletype being operated. Woman goes through the damaged house.
Maintenance of the railroad transportation system in the United States. Workers wash, clean and inspect railroad locomotive engines including Streamline engines. Shower and scrubber washes the locomotive. Workers performing regular maintenance check ups of an electric engine. Diesel locomotives and steam locomotive parked on track. Locomotive moves on roundhouse tracks. A horse drawn stagecoach passing a slower covered wagon on a dirt road, as narrator notes how far transportation has come since early days. View of a very early historic locomotive pulling a single train car in the U.S. Narrator notes that it is from almost 100 years ago.
A carrier aircraft launched by a steam catapult at sea in the United States. A U.S. Navy carrier aircraft taxis on a deck. Men hook the launch bar of the carrier aircraft to the steam catapult shuttle just before the launch. The aircraft takes off.
Development, testing and launching of missiles in the United States. Officers seated at a table during a conference. Dr. Werner von Braun rises from seat and explains something, using a model of a missile launch system. American engineers work on missile designs. Chemists work on propellants. Engineers undertake mechanical tests related to missiles. Fabrication and assembling missiles in an industrial plant. Welder doing multiple simultaneous welds on missile housing. U.S. Army 'Redstone' missile on launch pad. Soldiers operate switches and the missile is launched.
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