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Focus on the 70s - The Ford Years
MS President Ford sitting in Oval Office, delivering national address: "I, Gerald R Ford, have granted--" C/A of the White House portico, South Lawn, night-- "a full free and absolute pardon onto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States."
Israeli Incursions, Arial Sharon and Water Rights Demonstrations
MS jeeps towards camera, up rocky terrain. Bulldozer pushing dirt to top of mound. CU cam follows Israeli soldier - to LS of him patrolling site. Group Palestinian schoolgirls pass camera. MS jeep, soldier standing near it.
Israeli Incursions, Arial Sharon and Water Rights Demonstrations
Cu tree, pull out, cut to Israeli soldiers in gathered in brush. LS bulldozer crushing trees. Quick LS of building being demolished, soldier in f/g watches, Quick MS tank. MS to CU of bulldozer operator. CU Palestinians grieving at the destruction. Verbal confrontation between Palestinians and Israelis. A woman takes a huge stone and tries to throw it at the soldiers but is stopped by another Palestinian. Bulldozers continue their destructive work. LS soldier preside over the work from their tank.
Israeli Incursions, Arial Sharon and Water Rights Demonstrations
Night scene prison. Barbed wire. Cut to daytime, prison. CUs Watch tower, barbed wire, fences, prisoners. MS fence and guard tower. MS Israeli soldiers through barbed wire fences. Soldier inspects western-clothed couple and talks with them - he looks through woman's purse, man's jacket then allows them to pass.
Israeli Incursions, Arial Sharon and Water Rights Demonstrations
MS and CU - group of soldiers standing around a very scared, crying little boy, standing against a wall. MS Israeli soldiers behind, going into paddy wagon. LS up to helicopter. TLS helicopter as it fires down. WS dust cloud rising from landscape. Back up to helicopter firing grenades (?) down to ground. Cam follows a direct hit on a building - small explosion. MS Palestinians gathered in street. TLS father and child caught in cross-fire. Father is trying to protect child- waves his finger in the direction of the bullets - chaos and lots of shouting - the boy is terrified. Cam pulls back as boy is hit, father site delirious with dead child in his lap.
Focus on the 70s - The Ford Years
MSs President GERALD FORD delivering 1975 State of the Union Address to Joint Session of Congress: "The State of the Union is not good." MS two long-haired young men smoking marijuana from pipe in park. LS combine harvesting wheat in field. TLS body of car being lowered to chassis in automobile manufacturing plant. MSs uniformed West Point cadets marching during exercises. TLS long line of cars waiting to buy gas at station. MS Mr. Ford continuing speech: "Some people question their government's ability to make hard decisions and stick with them. They expect Washington politics as usual."
Israeli Incursions, Arial Sharon and Water Rights Demonstrations
Low angle LS of helicopters again firing grenades. Quick MS of crowd in street, Still WS through fence of house in distance. Static LS of school, barbed wire fence. CU sign in Hebrew and English "Katif Tourist Area", "Horses Ranch Lake", "Dekel hoholot Rest." Pull out to road sign. Tracking shot from car window of residential neighborhood, presumably Israeli. Well-constructed large homes, gardens, paved roads. WS same community. WS pan community with shabby Palestinian settlement in foreground.
Focus on the 70s - The Ford Years
The fall of South Vietnam & Cambodia to communist forces, 1975: MS mass of refugees fleeing, walking along road; LS large rusted boat jam-packed with refugees (boat people) sailing in harbor; MS/CUs Cambodian refugees standing, weeping; MS Cambodian girl refugee walking along road with younger sister on her back; panning MS two U.S. Marines running with rifles along street; MSs African-American air force soldier helping Vietnamese people from bus.
Focus on the 70s - The Ford Years
The fall of South Vietnam. MSs Americans fleeing, evacuating embassy building in South Vietnam; TLS Americans boarding CH-53 helicopter; l/a LS U.S. Marines CH-53 helicopters leaving; TLS CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter landing on USS Blue Ridge aircraft carrier.
Focus on the 70s - The Ford Years
Amazing LSs of stolen Huey helicopters piloted by Vietnamese refugees flying, crashing into ocean near American naval vessels, rotor blades breaking in water.
Israeli Incursions, Arial Sharon and Water Rights Demonstrations
Elevated LS Israeli coastal town - tall white buildings - deep blue sea in b/g. TLS same. TLS concrete block building - pan over shabby, disheveled residential area. Elevated shot over town, crowded buildings - pan. Group of Israeli officials, including Ariel Sharon overlooking land, in the distance is the Temple Mount.
Israeli Incursions, Arial Sharon and Water Rights Demonstrations
Compilation of film and video footage with Ariel Sharon through out his career. Israeli press conference. Ms Sharon and his wife walking into building lobby where reporter calls out "Mr. smiles as he walks in ignoring the question saying "Shalom." Another Ms walking directly towards camera, ignoring and laughing at questions reporters are asking as they follow with cameras, lights etc.
Israeli Incursions, Arial Sharon and Water Rights Demonstrations
MS group of Palestinian children carrying buckets, bottles of water. VS small kids carrying water. Filling water jugs at filling station, pipe run-offs. CU water tank spewing water. MS man handing out bottled water to crowd of clamoring children. Elevated shot of crowd gathered at demonstration with signs "Water Rights are Human Rights" and "Thirsty of Justice". CU hand closing valve on water hose. VS women carrying large buckets of water on their heads. Shots of water pouring from hoses, a woman with money talking to man at hose. CU hand on valve. Cut to sign in Hebrew and English, "Deep water" and CU of man swimming in Israeli pool. Men swimming.
Israeli Incursions, Arial Sharon and Water Rights Demonstrations
Elevated pan WS over barren landscape. MS river rushing over rocks. Water treatment plant. Los angle looking up into water fall. CU waterfall - tilt down. Cu rushing water over rocks. Aerial tracking shot of birds flying over water. Aerial tracking shot over land. TLS tug boat towards camera. TLS row boat in water.
Focus on the 70s - The Carter Years - PT1
1976 Democratic National Convention. Democratic nominee for President, Governor Jimmy Carter (D-GA) and Vice-Presidential nominee, U.S. Senator Walter Mondale (D-MN) standing on podium, their arms raised together; wives Rosalyn Carter and June Mondale standing beside their husbands. Crowd of adult Caucasian men and women cheering. Carter lifting up daughter Amy Lynn Carter.
Focus on the 70s - The Carter Years - PT1
1976 Democratic National Convention. Democratic Presidential nominee and Governor, Jimmy Carter (D-GA) speaking at convention: "There's a new mood in America. We've been shaken by a tragic war abroad and by scandals and broken promises at home. Our people are searching for new voices and new ideas and new leaders."
Focus on the 70s - The Carter Years - PT1
1976 Democratic National Convention. Democratic nominee for President, Governor Jimmy Carter (D-GA) speaking to crowd. Predominantly Caucasian adult male and female delegates on convention floor, cheering. Jimmy & Rosalyn Carter, arm in arm, waving from stage; adult Caucasian men and women in BG.
Focus on the 70s - The Carter Years - PT1
1976 Republican National Convention. Governor Ronald Reagan (R-CA) and his wife Nancy, standing next to U.S. President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford waving from stage; U.S. Senator and Vice-President nominee Bob Dole (R-KS) standing next to Reagan, U.S. Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller in BG. Young adult Caucasian men clapping. President Ford and Senator Dole raising their hands together on stage.
Focus on the 70s - The Carter Years - PT1
1977 Presidential Inauguration. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger administering Oath of Office to U.S. President Jimmy Carter; his wife Rosalyn Carter beside him. Applause from predominantly Caucasian adult men and women after President Carter is sworn into office. President Jimmy Carter giving the First Lady a kiss, and shakes a few Congressional members hands.
Focus on the 70s - The Carter Years - PT1
1977 Presidential Inauguration; U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivering part of his inaugural address: "Let us create together a new national spirit of unity and trust. Your strength can compensate for my weakness. And your wisdom can help to minimize my mistakes. Let us learn together, laugh together, work together, pray together, confident that in the end, we will triumph together in the right." Carter family walking along Pennsylvania Ave, waving to the crowds of people lined along the street; adult Caucasian male Secret Service agent flanking them.
Focus on the 70s - The Carter Years - PT3
MSs Chinese women working in small fabric shop in China, customers at counter. Panning MS Red Chinese (PRC) Army soldiers running into trench with flamethrowers during military exercise. MS Israelis walking. MS Egyptian Army soldiers aiming rifles into air, firing during memorial ceremony. MCU President of Egypt ANWAR SADAT riding in convertible.
Focus on the 70s - The Carter Years - PT3
Camp David Peace Accord, 1978: CU Prime Minister of Israel MENACHEM BEGIN; MSs Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter at table for signing of the peace accord, shaking hands; CU Begin speaking-- "No more war. No more bloodshed. No more bereavement. Peace onto you. Shalom, Salaam, forever."
Focus on the 70s - The Carter Years - PT3
MS group of young Muslim men chanting, shaking fists in air. U.S. Gas/Oil Shortage: B&W MS of car at pump, sign in FG reads "Sorry! No More Gas Today." Color MS sign propped up against garbage can reading ""Sorry No More Gas Today." MS sign posted in gas station window reading "Sorry Temporarily Out of Gasoline! Service Bays Open." MS pre-Iranian Revolution leader SHAH OF IRAN (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi) and his wife EMPERESS FARAH DIBA posing for press on hill overlooking sea. TLS crowd of anti-Shah protesters in Iran.
Focus on the 60s
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