HISTORIC VIDEO

Valley of the Tennessee (American Scene Number 7) ()

Witness the development and progress of the Tennessee Valley, as well as the mid-century progressive education in America.

A Ride on the Subway -- 1905 (1905)

Photographed May 21, 1905, Interborough Subway, 14 St. to 42nd St., New York, N.Y. The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially constructed work car on a parallel track. At the time of filming, the subway was only seven months old, having opened on October 27, 1904. The ride begins at 14th Street (Union Square) following the route of today's east side IRT, and ends at the old Grand Central Station, built by Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1869. The Grand Central Station in use today was not completed until 1913.

Stenographers Friend (1910)

It's a busy day at the office, and the stenographer is exhausted from trying to keep up with the demands on her skills. Even when she stays late, she cannot catch up with all of the work. But then a man comes into the office to demonstrate the many advantages of the Edison System, his company's new business phonograph.

Uncle Franks Farm (1921)

Story of a new migrant working on the rail, bought a farm with money he saved and applying new methods to farming and life

Newsreel from 1924 (1924)

This early silent newsreel features footage of President and Mrs. Coolidge at the White House and the construction of a new park in Placerville, CA.

Wheels of Progress (1927)

This 1927 silent film details the progress of transportation in the years since 1897 and focuses on the benefits of a good public road system.

Today and Yesterday Newsreel (1929)

This silent newsreel compares the pop culture and daily life of 1908 with the present (1929).

Roosevelt's First Inauguration -- 1933 (1933)

Rare newsreel video of FDR's first inauguration.

Jimmy Durante and the NRA (1933)

This short film features popular entertainer Jimmy Durante extolling the benefits of the National Recovery Administration, a New Deal program which attempted to eliminate competition by encouraging businesses to fix prices and agree upon so called fair practices codes. Most of the NRA provisions were later ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court.

Our Daily Bread (1934)

A couple, down on their luck during the Great Depression, move to a farm to try to make a go of living off the land. They have no idea what to do at first, but soon find other downtrodden people to help them. Soon they have a collective of people, some from the big city, who work together on a farm.

Plow That Broke The Plains (1936)

The Plow That Broke the Plains is a 1936 short documentary film which shows what happened to the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled agricultural farming led to the Dust Bowl. It was written and directed by Pare Lorentz. The film was narrated by the American actor and baritone Thomas Hardie Chalmers.

A Ride for Cinderella (1937)

A Ride for Cinderella is a 1937 Technicolor cartoon sponsored film, and is a sequel to A Coach for Cinderella. The storyline is simple: Cinderella meets her young prince, but has to leave him when the clock turns to midnight. Meanwhile, the head dwarf has to stop the wicked witch, hired by the evil stepsisters, ruining Cinderella's chance of getting married to the prince. The cartoon is actually an advertisement for Chevrolet, and it's a Chevrolet that helps Cinderella get her prince. The cartoon was made the Jam Handy Organization, famous for their advertising films.

Spot News (1937)

The Chevrolet Motor Company uses pictures of their latest cars in a dramatization of how photographs are transmitted by wire, an exciting new technology in the 1930s .

Rain for the Earth (1937)

This WPA film focuses on social and economic wastes resulting from continued drought in the midwestern dust bowl and efforts of the federal government in attempting to remedy such conditions. Several views indicate the condition of the land from which much of the moisture has gone.

We Work Again (1937)

n the 1930s, the economic depression has been especially hard on African-American families and communities. But the federal government's Works Progress Administration now provides many new opportunities for employment and advancement. Both skilled and unskilled laborers are employed in many public works projects. Others find work in a wide range of fields, including education, medicine, and even music and the performing arts.

Man Against the River (1937)

Describes the work of members of the Works Projects Administration in helping refugees of a winter flood of the Ohio River.

Work Pays America (1937)

This short film details the work of the WPA, which provided many jobs during World War II.

Frontiers of the Future (1937)

Produced to convince Depression-weary Americans that new frontiers still lay ahead. Excellent compilation of stock shots of 1930s-era manufacturing, research laboratories and industry. Hosted by Lowell Thomas.

Jerry Pulls The Strings (1938)

Advertisement for vacuum-packed canned coffee that was produced primarily for screening at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In the narrative a young puppeteer proves to his prospective father-in-law, a coffee packer, that puppeteering is a viable occupation by using International Maple marionettes to tell the story of coffee. The young man uses 80 string puppets and deep, dimensional sets to explain how coffee is grown, harvested, roasted, and packed in vacuum cans to retain flavor.

City (1939)

This documentary film shows efforts at reversing the decay that had settled upon many American cities during the depression, including alternatives such as suburban planned communities.

Television: An RCA Presentation (1939)

Early promotional film introducing TV to the American public, probably coordinated with the rollout of scheduled broadcasting at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Shows scenes of television production at the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) studios at Rockefeller Center, New York City, using equipment manufactured by NBC's corporate parent RCA.

All's Fair at the Fair (1939)

All's Fair at the Fair is a seven-minute cartoon released in 1938. A Color Classic produced by Max Fleischer, it was distributed by Paramount as a promotion for the 1939 New York World's Fair.

To New Horizons (1940)

Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the Futurama exhibit in GM's Highways and Horizons pavilion at the World's Fair, which looks ahead to the wonder world of 1960.

Coney Island (1940)

Newsreel footage of Coney Island, one of the most popular entertainment sites in the early 20th century.

Easy Does It (1940)

Measuring the effort involved in women's work around the home.

Dial Comes to Town (1940)

Gramps does not like much. He especially does not fancy the idea of the new dial phones that are soon to replace the old phones in town. Indignant he calls up his friend and we see the way phones worked before the dial telephone replaced them. Gramps' questioning of the new phones falls along the lines of, 'why change something that is not broken?' He learns the answer to this question, and many more, when forced to a town meeting held to explain how to use the new dial phones and what they mean for the community.

Scenes from the Fair (1940)

This sort documentary film, produced by the Ford Motor Company, shows various scenes from the 1940 season of the fair before settling in at the Ford exhibit to detail its many features.

London Can Take It! (1940)

London Can Take It! is a short British propaganda film from 1940, which shows the effects of eighteen hours of the German blitz on London and its people.

Symphony in F (1940)

"Symphony In F: TECHNICOLOR (1940 Audio Productions, Presented by the Ford Motor Company) shows an elaborate Ford Exhibit at the New York World's Fair using claymation animation to illustrate how cars are manufactured starting from raw materials.

Big News of 1941 (1941)

This newsreel compilation details the most significant news stories of the previous year.

Prelude to War (1942)

Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Office of War Information (OWI) and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. The film was based on the idea that those in the service would be more willing and able fighters if they knew the background and reason for their participation in the war. It was later released to the general American public as a rallying cry for support of the war.

It's Everybody's War (1942)

This is a government film, narrated by Henry Fonda, that was produced to help mobilize and motivate Americans to participate in the war effort.

News Parade Pearl Harbor (1942)

Newsreel coverage of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the fire that gutted the SS Normandie while it was being converted to a troopship in 1942.

Ducktators (1942)

The Ducktators is a Looney Tunes black and white cartoon that was produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and was released in 1942 by Warner Brothers. Directed by Norman McCabe, the cartoon satirizes various events of World War II.

Conquer by the Clock (1942)

Conquer by the Clock was a short dramatic propaganda film produced by the RKO Pathé in 1942 to encourage wartime industrial production. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943.

Desert Victory (1942)

The Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analyzed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including a re-enactment.

Japanese Relocation (1942)

Japanese Relocation is a 1942 short film produced by the U.S. Office of War Information and distributed by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry. It is a propaganda film, justifying and explaining Japanese American internment on the West Coast during World War II.

Battle of Midway (1942)

The Battle of Midway is a 1942 American short documentary film directed by John Ford. It is a montage of color footage of the Battle of Midway with voice overs of various narrators, including Johnny Governali, Donald Crisp, Henry Fonda, and Jane Darwell.

World at War (1942)

The World at War is a 1942 documentary film produced by the Office of War Information's Bureau of Motion Pictures. One of the earliest long length films made by the United States government during the war, it attempted to explain the large picture of why the United States was at war, and the various causes and circumstances which brought the war into being.

Nazis Strike (1943)

The Nazis Strike was the second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with Otto von Bismarck and with the Nazis as their latest incarnation.

Divide and Conquer (1943)

Divide and Conquer (1943) is the third film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940. The film begins immediately after the fall of Poland. Of the two major Western Allies of 1940, the United Kingdom is first to be mentioned. The role of the Royal Navy in blockading Germany is highlighted, in that it means that Germany must overcome British resistance in order to clear the way for its world conquest.

Battle of Britain (1943)

The Battle of Britain was the fourth of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series of seven propaganda films, which made the case for fighting and winning the Second World War. It was released in 1943 and concentrated on the German bombardment of the United Kingdom in anticipation of Operation Sea Lion, the planned Nazi invasion of Great Britain.

Our Enemy The Japanese (1943)

Our Enemy The Japanese was a 1943 short film produced by the US Navy and Office of War Information to provide background knowledge about the wartime foe.

Don't Be A Sucker (1943)

Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States to recruit Nazi sympathizers from the ranks of American racists.

Battle of China (1944)

The Battle of China (1944) was the sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It follows an introduction to Chinese culture and history with the modern history of China and the founding of the Republic of China by Sun Yat-sen, leading on to the Japanese invasion. The invasion of China is explained in terms of the four-step plan for Japanese conquest, mentioned in the Tanaka Memorial.

Battle of Russia (1944)

Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War. Part 5 of the Why We Fight series.

Valley of the Tennessee (1944)

The Valley of the Tennessee is a film showing the hardships of agriculture before the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) came in and built many dams to help prevent the problems of flooding, erosion, and poor irrigation. Before the TVA built its many dams there was a lot of farms, houses, and lives lost due to flooding. With the building of the dams and educating of the farmers in the Tennessee River Valley, the TVA helped better the area for generations to come.

A Challenge to Democracy (1944)

Government-produced film attempting to defend the massive internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II.

Big Picture: D Day (1944)

This episode of The Big Picture, from the early 1950s, shows the preparation for the Normandy invasion on D Day

Big Picture: D Day 2 (1944)

This later episode of The Big Picture, produced in the early 1960s, details the days before the D Day invasion.

D Day (1944)

A United newsreel reporting on the Normandy invasion on D Day, 6 June 1944.

D Day Minus One (1944)

Shows paratroops, gliders and troop carriers landing in France behind the German lines a day prior to the main invasion, helping to prepare the way for the invasion of Normandy.

War Comes to America (1945)

Part VII of the Why We Fight series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War.

Tuesday in November (1945)

Tuesday in November was a propaganda short about the 1944 United States presidential election produced by the Office of War information for overseas distribution. It is meant to explain how the democratic process in America works.

Tomorrow Television (1945)

A U.S. Army production that speculates about the future of television after World War II.

17 Days: The Story of Newspaper History In The Making (1945)

How a New York City newspaper delivery drivers strike in 1945 failed to divert readers interest in their favorite newspapers. Shows the newspapers of the day and huge lines of people outside newspaper offices waiting to purchase updated editions.

Know Your Enemy -- Japan (1945)

A comprehensive look at the war in the Pacific during World War II. Shot as a propaganda film by acclaimed Hollywood director Frank Capra

Enemy Strikes (1945)

The Enemy Strikes! is a short propaganda film made in 1945 about the Battle of the Bulge. Its main emphasis is that, despite recent Allied victories, the Axis could still launch a counter-attack and that this was no time to get complacent.

Hiroshima Nagasaki (1945)

This documentary is a compilation of silent black-and-white film footage shot by the Japanese in Hiroshima and Nagasaki shortly after the atomic bomb blasts in early August 1945.

Japan Surrender (1945)

This is a newsreel reporting on the surrender of Japan in August 1945.

Japan Surrender 2 (1945)

Another newsreel reporting the Japanese surrender. This one includes a brief summary of the war.

My Japan (1945)

My Japan is a 1945 American anti-Japanese propaganda short film produced to spur sale of American war bonds. The film takes the form of a mock travelogue of Japan, presented by an impersonated Japanese narrator.

Behind Your Radio Dial (1948)

Behind the scenes tour of NBC's radio and television broadcasting facilities at Rockefeller Center, New York City.

Operation Vittles (1948)

Operation Vittles is a 1948 American short documentary film about the Berlin Airlift. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

A Date With Your Family (1950)

A Date with Your Family is a 1950 10-minute social engineering short film presented by Simmel-Meservey, directed by Edward G. Simmel, and written by Arthur V. Jones to primarily show youth how to act and behave with parents during dinner to have a pleasant time. The subject family consists of a father, mother and their offspring, the sister, older brother and the younger junior. The narrator tells what happens with the family; what should happen during the meal, what types of manners and socializing should be exhibited to not sour the time with your family and what should not happen. There are many stereotypical views of each person to coincide with the preferred image of a nuclear family in the post-war era of the 1950s.

This Charming Couple (1950)

Marriage training film dramatizing a partnership too fraught with conflicts to survive. Produced as part of a post-World War II initiative to make marriages more sustainable in the face of postwar dislocation. An unusually literate, neo-realist film produced by a talented group of documentarians.

Big Lift (1950)

Filmed on location, The Big Lift is a reenactment of the Berlin airlift of 1948. Flexing their postwar muscles, the Russians blockade the Western sector, refusing to allow the Allies to ship supplies to the starving Berliners. From their headquarters at Templehof Airport, a group of courageous American flyers risk their lives to transport supplies by air.

Big Picture: Winter War (1950)

Here is a long and searching look at the Korean War during the period when morale was high. Important victories at Inchon, Seoul, and Pyongyang resulted in newspaper reporting that predicted an early end to the fighting. The story is told in the words of William H. Lawrence, assigned to the Washington bureau of the New York Times

Crime of Korea (1950)

The Crime of Korea was a 1950 propaganda film produced by the US Army Signal Corps mainly concerning the war crimes committed by the North Koreans.

News Magazine of the Screen 1950 (1950)

A newsreel compilation of the biggest news stories of October and November 1950 including the attempted assassination of President Truman and the deaths of Al Jolson and Gustav V.

Singing Wires (1951)

Sings the praises of rural electrification. Story of a farm family whose work and play are transformed when their place is hooked up to the grid.

Duck and Cover (1951)

This iconic film short was produced by the US Government to teach school aged children what to do in the event of a nuclear attack.

Nation at Your Fingertips (1951)

How direct long distance dialing made the U.S. a smaller place, and how instantaneous direct communication between Americans without operator assistance became possible.

A Day of Thanksgiving (1951)

An American family unable to afford a Thanksgiving turkey reviews the things for which they feel thankful. This patriotic film is unusual in that it does not link freedom and happiness with the pursuit of wealth. Produced with nonprofessional actors in Lawrence, Kansas. Written by Margaret Carlile (Trudy) Travis.

Independent Radio (1951)

Military training film on a New York radio station, WMCA, owned by the Nathan Straus family, showing its ownership, management and activities. Good view of radio in the era when most stations were locally owned and operated.

Atomic Alert (1951)

Illustrates the basic methods by which each child can best protect himself and others from the effects of an atomic bomb explosion, whether he is at home, at school, or on the street. An introduction presents a simplified explanation of nuclear fission

Our Cities Must Fight (1951)

A newspaper has been flooded with letters against an editorial published that states that citizens should not abandon one's cities in case of an enemy attack, nuclear or otherwise. The editor and a reporter have to come up with a way to make their readers understand why they shouldn't abandon their cities, both on a practical level for the chaos that would ensue and it being the safest place, and a pure military level in cities being the backbone of winning any war.

Survival Under Atomic Attack (1951)

Created by the U.S. Government, Survival Under Atomic Attack explains the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation and how to protect oneself if caught in the open or in the home. The film was made in the era before the hydrogen bomb made nuclear survival impossible. Survival Under Atomic Attack was also the title of an official United States government booklet released by the Civil Defense Office

Checkers Speech (1952)

This is the so-called Checkers speech by Richard Nixon on 23 September 1952 to address allegations that he received funds from a secret fund during his campaign for vice president.

Communism (1952)

The history of communism told from a very Cold War perspective, attempting to explain to the target audience of American schoolchildren and teens why is it such a threat for worldwide freedom and the United States in particular, and why the inversions of millions of dollars in defense weaponry, and tax increments for that purpose, are justified. A Coronet film.

I Like Ike (1952)

A famous campaign ad from the 1952 election.

American Road (1953)

The American Road is an epic documentary that tells both the history of the automobile in America and the story of the Ford Motor Company. Drawing on the Company's vast archive of films -- Henry Ford spent a great deal of time and money having crews film life in everyday America -- the movie shows how mass production of the automobile transformed life in America.

Molly Grows Up (1953)

Molly anxiously awaits her first sign of menstruation, which means that she'll be able to date and go dancing. The school nurse explains exactly what menstruation is to her, by using diagrams.

America For Me (1953)

A vacationing school teacher and her friend meet a cowboy on his way to a rodeo. The teacher and the cowboy fall in love while the travelogue camera takes in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, San Francisco, New England, Lake Louise and Niagara Falls.

Give Yourself the Green Light (1954)

Advocacy film produced to garner public support for the creation of the Interstate Highway System.

Stamp Day for Superman (1954)

Stamp Day for Superman is a 1954 black-and-white short film starring George Reeves as Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. It was produced by Superman Inc. for the United States Department of the Treasury to promote the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds. Never shown theatrically, it was distributed to schools as a means of educating children about the program.

It's Everybody's Business (1954)

Cold War propaganda short explaining how capitalism guarantees America's freedoms.

Miracle on the Delaware (1955)

Mid-Fifties slices of life and landscape in Philadelphia and surrounding towns. With excellent color footage of downtown scenes, neighborhoods, the Mummers Parade, Levittown, factories in Camden, New Jersey, and many other subjects that can no longer be seen.

Rise of Adolf Hitler (1955)

An episode of the You Are There series. Walter Cronkite and his newsman are placed about the city to interview members of the anxious crowd awaiting Hitler's arrival at the Congress Hall.

Story of Television (1956)

Shows efforts of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in the creation, development and introduction of the all-electronic TV system; explains how science made television a working reality. David Sarnoff tells of the early research and experiments. Shown is the first successful picture tube, the first experimental TV station, the problems of improving piucture quality and reducing the size and cost of components at the transmitting and receiving ends, and the function of mobile units.

Design for Dreaming (1956)

Set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, this is one of the key Populuxe films of the 1950s, showing futuristic dream cars and Frigidaire's Kitchen of the Future.

Telegram for America (1956)

This Western Union film shows a brief history of the telegraph, followed by the latest 1950s telegram technology.

Hungarian Revolution 1956 (1956)

A compilation of various clips from the UPI and Warner Pathé newsreels regarding the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

Eisenhower Campaign Ad (1956)

This is a compilation of several Eisenhower for President ads from the 1956 campaign.

Freedom Highway (1956)

Travelogues set landscapes in motion, and Freedom Highway exploits the roadside panorama as an excuse to celebrate American mythologies. Hanging in the sky as if they were ghosts, patriots, warriors and the myths they exemplify -- the frontier, national independence and manifest destiny -- come to life at key points along the transcontinental route.

New Moon (1957)

This newsreel clip announces the launch of the Soviet Sputnik, the first artificial satellite launched into Earth orbit.

In The Suburbs (1957)

Life in the suburbs has its good and bad moments, but most people who live there want to be there. The suburbs are populated primarily by traditional young families, who can talk to each other about their common lives. Redbook Magazine provides a source of advice for these families, who are experiencing something new together in their suburban living style, such as home living, raising children, shopping (especially in the suburban phenomenon called the shopping mall), automobile care, entertaining and being entertained.

Social Class in America (1957)

Shows the differences in the life experience of three male babies from three different social classes. One young man succeeds his father as president of the family manufacturing company. Another, a middle-class white-collar worker at the same company, leaves the town of his birth and moves to New York City where he becomes a respected advertising art director, thus rising in social status. A third, born into the working class, trains as a mechanic and holds an influential job at a service station.

A Day Called X (1957)

Portrays a simulated evacuation of Portland, Oregon, when threatened by a nuclear attack on its state-of-the-art civil defense system.

Crisis in Levittown (1957)

This report follows the Myers, a Black upper middle-class faces discrimination and mistreatment when the move out to the small town of Levittown, PA, which consists of a predominantly white neighborhood. A documentary that showcases racism in America.

A Welcome Guest in the House (1957)

From the heights of the cold war, this short focuses on American youth at play and in the home and how the television can be a great educational device. In this case warning of the dangers of Communism. The home television features as part of the bulwark protecting the children and guiding them towards the principles of a democratic society.

American Look (1958)

A tribute to the American designer presented by Chevrolet. The first half of this film is a collage of 1950's American design from appliances to architecture, the second half follows the design process of a new Chevrolet automobile from the early sketches to a full sized model and finally the finish product.

Hear and Now (1958)

How radio brings news and information to Americans. With footage of many news events covered by radio and images everyday life in the late 1950s.

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You! (1958)

Student film showing how modern electronic gadgets and technology in the home and in the workplace contribute to people becoming alienated from each other.

What About Prejudice (1959)

The students at East High are upset that Bruce (who is actually never shown) is allowed to attend their high school, and that he is an undesirable element whom their parents have told not to associate with. However, an incident soon occurs that makes them rethink their ideas about prejudice.

Integration Report (1960)

Documentary showing the civil rights movement in 1959 and 1960: sit-ins, marches, boycotts and rallies in Montgomery, Ala., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Washington, D.C. Directed by Madeline Anderson.

Village Sunday (1960)

Exploration of the colorful counterculture of Greenwich Village in the early 1960s.

American Maker (1960)

Relates how Americans build, from youth throughout life, by using their ingenuity not only in technological advancement but in everyday efforts by everyone.

Space Triumph (1960)

Discoverer XIII capsule recovered 333 miles from Hawaii, 50-star flag taken from capsule and given to President Eisenhower. Echo I satellite launched by Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral the next day, relayed telephone call west coast.

Big Bounce (1960)

The story of the Echo communications satellite project, and how scientists learned to bounce a radio signal off a big balloon.

New Girl in the Office (1960)

The New Girl in the Office is a 1960 short film about a company that hires an African-American woman to integrate its all-white office staff in order to comply with government regulations on equal opportunity employment

Bay of Pigs (1961)

This episode of NBC White Paper from 1964 describes the events of the ill fated Bay of Pigs invasion. The effort was an attempt by Cuban exiles to retake the island from the Castro regime.

Red Threat (1962)

Universal Newsreel coverage of President Kennedys speech regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962.

The Wall (1962)

A government film about the construction of the Berlin Wall and its effect on the people of the city.

Red Nightmare (1962)

A man takes his American freedoms for granted, until he wakes up one morning to find out that the United States Government has been replaced with a Communist system. The basis for this short film, narrated by Jack Webb, is the alleged Soviet re-creation of US communities for the purpose of training infiltrators, spies, and moles.

Century 21 Calling (1962)

Romp through the futuristic landscape of the Seattle World's Fair, centered in the Bell System pavilion.

Red China (1962)

In Red China, host Chet Huntley traces the consolidation of power by Mao Tse-tung and China's Communist Party. This was an episode of the NBC White Paper series.

Shame (1962)

Shame, also known as I Hate Your Guts and The Intruder, is a 1962 film directed by Roger Corman starring William Shatner as a racist mystery man sent to stir trouble in a southern town that is about to integrate its high school.

Henry Ford's Mirror of America (1963)

This documentary was compiled by the National Archives and the Ford Motor Company in 1963, and shows scenes of U.S. History, culture, industry and daily life between about 1915 and 1930. In 1963, the Ford Motor Company donated about 5,000 films to the National Archives as a gift to the American people. This film was created to showcase highlights of that collection

Eisenhower Years (1963)

This instructional film details the Eisenhower administration (1953-61).

Civil Rights Movement: The North (1963)

Peabody Award winning news report from 1963(co-hosted by Bob Teague) examining race and segregation in Chicago, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maryland.

Red Chinese Battle Plan (1964)

Cold War-era anti-Chinese propaganda film featuring footage of revolutionary activities and combat, 1921-1964.

Years of Lightning Days of Drums (1965)

Made by the United States Information Agency in 1964 as a memorial tribute to President Kennedy to be shown overseas, this film captures the spirit and vitality of his presidency with excerpts from many of his speeches as well as color footage of his swearing in and inaugural address. This film captures the spirit and vitality of John F. Kennedy's presidency with excerpts from many of his speeches as well as footage of his swearing in and inaugural address.