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The aircraft carrier Enterprise leads 84 ships of the Atlantic Fleet in a display of. The power of the king commander in chief the president is getting his first look at the nuclear power in affright the mightiest ship ever built. I was. Whistling across the carrier's deck. As the president watches from the flight great service aircraft display the striking power of the fleet jet plane from the big east corner like that. And Mr. Kennedy she's a terrier mix a lot. Later the president is joined by the Shah of Iran. At arm's length Beach North Carolina for a display of amphibious landing techniques by 9000 Marines a Western ally in the Middle East is the source as the landing craft coming to the beach under cover 34 ships. Landing on the beach.
And playing. At a clinic. In a. Story less than an hour. They stand ready for action in their countries. Relatives and friends of Cuban invasion prisoners wait at Miami's airport for the arrival of 60 ill and injured prisoners. They 60 were among the crowd a hundred taken captive in last a prose invasion. And were released by Castro on a plane just two and a half million dollars in ransom money. This is a lot. Like human trafficking and human beings is demanding 62 million dollars to release the entire group. Many authorities are saying that Castro's economy is on point of collapse and that he needs American dollars to keep going. Plus the non Cuban exiles themselves there is feeling that no
ransom money should be paid at this time. However the welfare of the prisoners who have been condemned to 30 years of hard labor has transcended all other considerations. As a committee intensifies its drive for the ransom money. The end is one of the most inhuman fuckers in mans history.
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Series
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
Program
At the Brink
Episode Number
105
Title
Defensive Might: President Sees U.S. Sea Power
AAPB ID
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Description
Description
Eighty-four ships, led by the Aircraft Carrier "ENTERPRISE", put on a display of strength for the Navy Lieutenant who became Commander-In-Chief. Later the President is joined by the Shah of Iran to witness the amphibious landing of 9,000 Marines.
Date
1962-04-16
Date
1962-04-16
Asset type
Raw Footage
Topics
Global Affairs
Military Forces and Armaments
Subjects
United States; Iran; United States. Navy
Rights
Rights Note:,Rights:Public Domain,Rights Credit:NARA,Rights Type:All,Rights Coverage:In perpetuity,Rights Holder:NARA
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:02:39
Credits
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Color: B&W
Duration: 00:01:59
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Chicago: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; At the Brink; 105; Defensive Might: President Sees U.S. Sea Power,” 1962-04-16, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 19, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-9k45q4rt46.
MLA: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; At the Brink; 105; Defensive Might: President Sees U.S. Sea Power.” 1962-04-16. American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 19, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-9k45q4rt46>.
APA: War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; At the Brink; 105; Defensive Might: President Sees U.S. Sea Power. Boston, MA: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-9k45q4rt46