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Events leading to Cuban Missile Crisis as United States military prepares for emergency in October 1962.

Events leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. A helicopter lands on the White House lawn in Washington DC. Scenes of Cuba and emergence of Castro in recent prior years. Beach views in Cuba. A military parade in an earlier time, with Cuban troops marching in front of the Monument to the Battleship Maine. Next scene shows desecration and destruction of the Battleship Maine Monument in Cuba.. A crowd of cheering Cuban people as Fidel Castro enters Havana, Cuba in 1959. Exterior view of United Nations building in New York City. Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev embrace during meeting in New York in September 1960. Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union Anastas Mikoyan deplanes and is greeted by Fidel Castro in Havana. A trade agreement between Russia and Cuba signed by Fidel Castro. Russian cargo ships en route to Havana. Cuban refugees in small boats. A map depicts proximity of Cuba to the U.S. U.S. surveillance aircraft heading for Cuba. A sign reads 'HQ. 4080 S W Intelligence Division'. Men examine reconnaissance photographs of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. The photographs show transports and tents for fueling and maintenance. A sign reads 'Strategic Missile Facility GAM 77 Combined Systems'. U.S. missiles rolled out of hangar and readied for emergency. A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft takes off from an airfield. U.S. Navy ships in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. submarine underway at sea.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1962, October 16
Duration: 4 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070167
Excerpt from end of film about John Glenn, America's first Astronaut, extolling the nation's scenic diversity and beauty

Scenic views of landmarks and landscapes in the United States in the mid 1960s. A couple strolling among cherry blossom trees during Spring, at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. The Jefferson Memorial seen in the background. A university or college campus. Aerial view of skyscraper buildings in lower Manhattan, New York City. Street scenes in New York City with car traffic on street and pedestrians walking on sidewalks and crossing an intersection. Seven harvesters operating in parallel on a wheat field. Street scene in San Francisco, with cable car approaching passengers gathered at the Powell Street turnaround, near Ellis Street. Sign for Golden State Hotel is seen on Powell Street. Powell Street crowded with parked cars, shops and pedestrians. The Golden Gate Bridge. Waterfall and river in Yosemite National Park. Visitors watching Niagara Falls. "Maid of the Mist" tour boat moving along the base of the falls. View from car driving through forest in National Park. Cars driving on street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cowboys herding cattle on a ranch in southwest or western United States. Beautiful scenes of America's natural outdoors including mountain ranges and a rushing river. A woman riding a horse on a rocky coastline with the ocean behind her, at sunset. Closeup of the American flag waving.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1963
Duration: 2 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070451
Vice President Richard Nixon in important offices, tours various nations and debates with Khrushchev prior to 1960 elections.

Senator Richard Nixon as the Vice President with President Eisenhower. Nixon shakes hands with Lyndon Johnson. Nixon holds office of President during President's absence. Nixon during visit to various nations of Latin America, Europe and Asia. Nixon during the famous 'No holes barred' debate with Soviet General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev. Khrushchev shakes hand with Nixon. Large crowds of supporters cheer for Nixon during the President Election campaign in 1960. Nixon after the defeat in the elections tries to recover from the trauma. From a promotional film released during the 1972 presidential election.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1960
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057105
Aerial views of the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument in Washington DC, USA.

Aerial views of Washington DC in United States. Fly-by shows Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States), bridge leading to the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and surroundings including the Munitions Building and the Main Navy Building. Circling around the Jefferson Memorial (16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242, United States).

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1954
Duration: 2 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050412
Aircraft and crews, of the U.S. Army Air Corps Alaska Flight, assemble at the starting point, Bolling Field, Washington, DC

United States Army Air Corps Alaska Flight Project begins in Washington DC. YB-10 bomber (tail number 151) takes off from Patterson Field, Ohio, heading for Washington, DC, the official starting point for the operation. A few Martin YB-10 aircraft taxiing at Bolling Field, Washington, DC (20 MacDill Blvd SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA). Several Martin YB-10 bombers parked in a line, with ground crews attending them. Chief of the United States Air Corps, General Benjamin Delahauf Foulois; United States Assistant Secretary of War Harry Woodring and Commander of the Alaska Flight, Colonel Henry H. Arnold, stand along with the Alaska Flight pilots, in front of a project airplane, number 143, painted with the project logo: an eagle perched over a map of Alaska. Secretary Woodring meets and shakes hands with the pilots.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1934
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064906
U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower and Japanese Premier Nobusuke Kishi sign Security Pact in Washington DC.

The United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi sign the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan at the White House (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States) in Washington DC. President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives a brief speech. Dignitaries sign the 10-year Security Pact. Photographers take pictures. President Eisenhower leaves the office with his wife Mamie Doud Eisenhower.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1960, January 19
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063686
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