[20th CENTURY NEWSREELS: PRESIDENT L.B.J. SIGNS 1968 FAIR HOUSING ACT, NELSON ROCKEFELLER]

00:00 Film 1205: President Richard Nixon Discusses Needs for New Cities to House Growing Populations. Richard Nixon posits about the year 2000, if the present population trends continue. Nixon often discussed the future of American cities and urban policy during his presidency.
1:18 Film 1230: Gagarin Funeral The funeral of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and test-pilot Vladimir Seryogin took place on 29–30 March 1968. Gagarin, the first human in space, died in a training flight with his instructor Vladimir Seryogin on 27 March 1968. Both had received numerous recognitions, including the Hero of the Soviet Union, during their lifetimes. A period of national mourning was declared for the first time in Soviet history for a person who was not a national leader and for of a person who died while performing work for the state.
2:27 Film 1231: Kosygin Visit Wall Street 1967 Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin toured New York City, accompanied by his daughter and the Soviet Ambassador to the United States. Mr. Kosygin showed little interest in the store windows or other sights during his walk on Wall Street or his stroll down Fifth Avenue.
3:43 Film 1232 Red Chinese Stir Trouble In Hong Kong And London. The 1967 Hong Kong riots were large-scale anti-government riots that occurred in Hong Kong during British colonial rule. The demonstrations eventually escalated into protests against the colonial government. The protests were partially inspired by successful anti-colonial demonstrations in Portuguese Macau which had occurred a few months prior.
5:10 Film 1233: De Gaulle Triumphs 1968 On May 30, 1968, after briefly dissolving the National Assembly, de Gaulle delivered a powerful televised address to the nation, rallying his supporters and leading the Gaullist party to a commanding victory in the legislative elections held in June. This win solidified his authority, ended the revolutionary threat, and ultimately led to a period of intensified protest control and eventual concessions, while the movement's long-term impact continued to influence French society.
6:20 Film 1235: 1968 Nelson Rockefeller Announces His Candidacy For Presidency. Nelson Rockefeller announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 and again in 1976. His first announcement in 1968, was prompted by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and the subsequent riots.
8:23 Film 1238: 1968 U.S. Ambassador to the UN Arthur Goldberg Discusses USA As A World Power. Arthur Joseph Goldberg was an politician and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the 6th United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1965 to 1968, a position he took after President Lyndon B. Johnson persuaded him to resign from the Supreme Court. During his tenure, he was instrumental in pushing for peace talks and a partial cutback in the bombing of North Vietnam.
9:50 Film 1239 U.S. Ambassador to the UN Arthur Goldberg Discusses Role Of U.N. Secretary General
11:14 Film 1240: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Arthur Goldberg U.N. Peace Making 1964
13:20 Film 1245: LBJ Signs Fair Housing Bill 1968 On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act. This landmark legislation prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, and national origin. The bill was passed by Congress the day before, following a week of national mourning after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
15:20 Film 1246: LBJ Won't Run for Re election 1968 On March 31, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he would not seek re-election, a decision made to promote national unity amid divisions over the Vietnam War and to allow him to focus on the "awesome duties of this office". The announcement was a surprise to the nation and came at a time of significant national turmoil, both at home and abroad.