This episode of the television show “America!” from 1965 (the second of a two part episode) showcases lesser known locations and attractions in the Washington D.C. area. Instead of concentrating on famous destinations like the White House or the Smithsonian, we’re shown places such as the U.S. Naval Observatory, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the embassy of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), a goofy wax museum, supper clubs, and a playground where kids can climb on retired Army tanks and Air Force jets. Hosted and narrated by Robert Taylor, original music score by Nelson Riddle, written by Jack Douglas, produced by Tom McHugh, a Jack Douglas Camera Cade, produced 1965 by the Jack Douglas Company, Inc.
09:03 Introduction 00:25 TITLE CARD 00:53 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery 02:19 Visitors gather around President John F. Kennedy’s gravesite; Kennedy’s face superimposed over eternal flame 03:31 Embassy of the United Kingdom 03:36 Embassy of Turkey 03:41 Embassy of Iran 03:49 Embassy of the Soviet Union 03:57 Embassy of Ceylon 04:06 Cake featuring the flag of the Dominion of Ceylon 04:10 Ceylonese ambassador Merenna Francis de Silva Jayaratne cuts cake 04:18 Kolam Naga Raksha mask 04:27 Ceremonial oil lamp; ambassador Jayaratne, others lights lamp 04:53 Guests at buffet table 05:42 Washington Monument at dusk 05:48 Various lighted and neon signs; Benny’s, Tangerine, Red Slipper, Italian Kitchen, Hey Loft Dancing 05:59 El Bodegon Spanish Restaurant 06:29 Flamenco guitarist Carlos Ramos and dancer perform 07:01 Tivoli Restaurant; woman sings selection from Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” 07:37 The Hexagon Club; pianist and woman perform song about parking regulations; various parking, street signs shown 08:54 Port Said Supper Club; Woman dances as band performs 09:48 Commercial break 10:07 U.S. Department of Commerce building (Herbert C. Hoover Building) 10:32 Alligator snapping turtle, large mouth bass, gar, Amazon leaffish, lion fish, piraña, electric catfish in the National Aquarium 11:36 Bureau of Engraving and Printing building 11:46 Sheets of $5 bills being printed; tour group watches 12:01 Women check printed sheets of $20 bills for errors; sheets are cut, counted 12:32 U.S. Naval Historical Display Center, Washington Navy Yard 12:47 “Dolphin” sofa from USS Constitution 12:56 Admiral George Dewey uniform, solid gold Tiffany cup 13:10 Artifacts related at the USS Thresher (SSN-593) 13:50 Captain Slade Cutter describes artifacts (including two Arisaka rifles) from Japanese holdouts on Anatahan Island 14:59 Master Clock at the U.S. Naval Observatory 15:14 Dr. William Markowitz explains the Master Clock 16:37 National Historical Wax Museum; Christopher Columbus, Pocahontas, Salem witch trials, Declaration of Independence, Nathan Hale, Mark Twain, Jean Harlow, Elizabeth Taylor 17:31 Folger Shakespeare Library 17:43 Dr. Louis Booker Wright explains model of Globe Theater 19:14 First Folio copy, musical instruments, Edwin Booth’s Richard III costume 19:40 Alexandria, Virginia 19:51 Captain’s Row 20:02 Christ Church 20:25 The George Washington Masonic National Memorial 20:34 William Williams portrait of Washington 20:53 Allyn Cox painting of Washington in Masonic regalia 21:00 Washington’s silver trowel 21:07 Washington death clock 21:16 Gadsby’s Tavern; man and woman dressed as General and Mrs. Washington 22:01 Washington tomb at Mount Vernon 22:16 Wilson Line steamer M.V. George Washington on the Potomac River 22:47 Old Executive Office Building 22:49 Supreme Court Building 22:55 Department of Justice Building 23:00 Lafayette Park 23:06 Theodore Roosevelt Island 23:13 United States Botanic Garden 23:26 United States Marine Corps War Memorial 23:38 John F. Kennedy Playground. Blue Horizon III tug boat, M48 Patton tank, Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star jet 23:49 U.S. Capitol in winter 24:06 Robert Taylor and family 24:32 Credits.
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