USS George Washington departs from Hoboken, New Jersey bound for the Paris Peace Conference at end of World War 1, with President Woodrow Wilson and his party on board. Smoke rises from stacks of the ship. Hoboken buildings and skyline in the background as seen from ship on the water. Silhouette of ship. A zeppelin airship (presumably of the U.S. Navy) in the sky over the port. It passes near the USS George Washington. A biplane aircraft in the sky passes by ship. A barge with stripes painted across entire exterior. Barge, airship and airplane in the sky seen. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Boxer Cassius Marcellus Clay Junior (later Muhammad Ali) undergoes training for his boxing title defense in Houston, Texas. Clay skips rope. He practices in the ring in the Astrodome. Clay fights with other boxer in ring in practice boxing match. Audience watches and claps. Cassius Clay speaks about his opponent Ernie Terrell, including line "He's going around claiming to be the real heavy weight champ. But after I'm finished he'll just be a tramp..."
Russian crew visits San Fransisco for shore leave. Ship at port. Russian sailors walk at dock. A man shows shell fish to sailors at Fisherman's Wharf, they hold crabs. Crew board cable car on turnstile while it is rotating, and are then seen riding in a cable car street car. View of exterior entrance door way for Woolworths store. They enter the Woolworth's store. They get hot dogs at the lunch counter in a Woolworths store. Female crew member eats hot dog. A man at a restaurant shows picture of buffalo to the crew while they sit with a plate of buffalo meat preparation. Crew members enjoy American beer at a restaurant.
Attorney General in Washington DC. Newly appointed Attorney General William Ramsey Clark speaks at a podium with microphone. Cameraman takes photographs. Clark addresses press. Other officials stand behind.
College students celebrate their term end at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Students walk on pathways. Cars pass by. They drink beer at a bar. Notice on wall reads 'I am drunk What's your excuse'. Students dance. Crowd on beach. Palm trees on beach.
The first annual Kite Carnival sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution on the grounds of the Washington Monument. People with home made kites. Man ties string to kite. Photographer clicks pictures. Children watch and hold kites. Man runs and tries to fly a kite. Little girl holds kite's string and fly kite. Notice on tree reads 'Beware, kite eating tree' and a torn kite hung on the trunk of tree. Eagle shaped kite in air.
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