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Americans gather in Washington DC and travel in a bus to participate in the Civil Rights march.

Americans gather for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Aerial views of the National Mall area from the Washington Monument toward the Lincoln Memorial, and opposite from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument. Reflecting pool in the middle. Navy Munitions Buildings beside. A passenger railroad train on railway tracks arriving at a station in Washington DC. Locomotive comes to a stop at station. People come out of the train. They sing "We shall not be moved" and hold "Freedom" and "Freedom now" banners in their hands and cheer. They get into a bus. African American man speaks on a microphone and addresses march participants nearing arrival at the March. They pass out signs and banners. Several men smoke cigarettes and one smokes a pipe on the bus. People wear caps that say "Freedom Now" and "UAW". Washington DC city residents on sidewalks wave towards the people on the bus and they wave back.

Date: 1963, August 28
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028218
President John F. Kennedy addresses the U.S. on its economy, advocating a cut in income taxes in the near future

President of the United States John F. Kennedy addresses the nation in Washington D.C. President Kennedy outlines the existing state of affairs of the economy of the United States. He talks about the steps to be taken to prevent recession, the family budget and the national budget. He talks about increasing the revenue by increasing the number of jobs. He states about the cut in the corporate and personal income taxes in early 1963.

Date: 1962, August 13
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675055851
Americans gather in Washington DC for the Civil Rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Americans gather in Washington DC for the Civil Rights march known as the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." Also sometimes called the Great March on Washington. African American and White citizens sing "Hold On, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize". A man plays guitar amidst the people. Man that appears to be Civil Rights activist Jesse Jackson is seen among the group singing at approximately 00:58. Views of American citizens traveling on buses at night and arriving from distant places to Washington DC. African American man stands with an umbrella on the street in Washington DC. Views from a training session for rally organizers, instructing them in how to use 2-way radios and seek help if violence occurred. Cars parked in the background. A man smokes a cigarette as he listens to the training session.

Date: 1963, August
Duration: 3 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028214
Japanese aircraft attack the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States.

Japanese aircraft attack Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States during World War II. Japanese diplomats come out of building in Washington DC after having met with Secretary of State Hull regarding peace terms. People gather outside the building. Japanese airplanes fly in formation over the Pearl Harbor. They bombard the United States Naval Base. U.S. ships underway at sea and docked at the harbor explode. Smoke arises from bombardment. People on the street as they run to save their life. From a May 1963 newsreel recounting the events years prior.

Date: 1941, December 7
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061768
The Cuban Missile Crisis. The Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

October, 1962, U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, tail number 56-6707, of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, lands at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. View of Photographic evidence, brought back by the U-2, showing Soviet missiles being set up in Cuba. President John F. kennedy broadcasts to the nation about the crisis on October 22, 1962, announcing measures being taken by the USA to address the situation. A B-58 Hustler bomber landing. Airmen removing camera from nose of a reconnaissance aircraft. Air Force Sergeant, photo interpreter, reading wet film in a base laboratory. U.S. Naval officers and sailors in Command Center viewing large wall map of the world. U.S. Air Force SAC B-52 bombers taking off. View of United Nations Headquarters building in New York City. On October 25, 1962, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Adlai Stevenson, confronts Soviet Ambassador Valerian Alexandrovich Zorin about missiles in Cuba.He looks at Zorin, and says,"Don't wait for the translation, yes, or no." Zorin smiles as the room fills with laughter. He then responds. View of a Soviet ship bound for Cuba being monitored by a U.S. aircraft overhead. Pilot in cockpit of the aircraft. View from U.S. aircraft flying low past a Soviet ship. Crew in cockpit of the aircraft. Soviet ships turning away. Helicopter flying over sandy beach area of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. The helicopter parked and Undersecretary of State, Averell Harriman, steps from the helicopter and is later seen with President Kennedy, and Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, at the President's Weekend White House. Harriman reports on the successful negotiation of a limited nuclear test ban treaty. Glimpse of Moscow. U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, Soviet Foreign Minister,Andrei Gromyko, and British Foreign secretary, Alexander Douglas-Home, are seen signing the document for their respective nations, August 5, 1963.

Date: 1962, October
Duration: 5 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037573
President John F Kennedy in a meeting with military advisors; also scenes from March on Washington

A plate on chair reads 'The President, Jan. 20 1961'. President John F Kennedy in a meeting with cabinet and military advisors during the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962. Aerial view of the Lincoln Memorial. Large crowd gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. They carry banners and signs. A sign reads "Jim Crow must go" (reference to racial segregation practices during Civil Rights movement). Demonstrators and speakers on on steps of the Lincoln Memorial during speeches. View of crowd listening to speeches.

Date: 1963, August
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034342