The video shows a man sitting in a chair with a microphone in front of him. He is wearing a suit and tie and is speaking into the microphone. Behind him, there is a flag and a table with a vase of flowers on it. The video is in black and white, and there is a caption at the bottom of the screen that reads "New York Times" and "President with Australia amounts to the first of the American military's presence in the Pacific Vietnam War."