From the earlest edges of recorded time, people sought to make more of their lives. The universal desire for something beautiful. Something ordered and in good taste is expressed in architecture, the arts, sports, the varying patterns of hospitality. In these designs for living, there are impressive parallels everywhere. In this truly wonderful world. As americans, were proud of our skyscrapers. And justly so. Great thrusts of steel and stone and glass etched against the skyline. The pinnacle of dreams of the man on the streets. Nothing is more american, of course, than baseball. The Great American game that brings young and old together to share the enthusiasm. Its a hit for sure. The fans do love it. The rolling countryside of new england with its rugged seacoast towns reminds us of the old worlds from once our fore bearers came. Staunch sailing ships that traversed the seven seas, still haunt our dreams of adventure. Our fore bearers, in dedication to the enlivingly spirit. Its a uniting force for people everywhere. People everywhere, of course, follow parallel pursuits of happiness. In canada, the crown of hospitality is afforded chateau in quebec. The constant quest of humanity is symbolized in the peace tower in ottawa. Wherever we go, the old and the new join in special significance for the present. Parliament in canada and parliament in Great Britain stand out as sentinels to an everflowering tradition of freedom everywhere. Westminster in london, bespeaks of majesty at buckingham palace. The friendly inns of england, the public houses with signs of hospitality, calling up the great bounty of fellow commonship. They seek good times galore. Signs of hospitality, yes, indeed. And it was in the inn yards of england that the stage of shakespeare had its beginnings. Romeo, romeo, where for are thy romeo. His plays are still the thing in strike th sfratford his home place. Theres the universal idea of the oneness of mankind. People everywhere are certainly one in the love of sports. In england, its horse racing. With the added delight of a day in the country. Theres more gentle pleasure in a boat trip on the river. Do you know the original statue of liberty stands within sight of the eiffel tower. Notre dame has imagimajesty fro angle. Good living and the joy of life. There are as much monuments to french culture as the arc detriumph. This is decidedly more, it is the spirit of the city of light. The french spirit. What is the piece de resistance . Something delectable, to be sure. Something french. Something ultimate in cuisine. The french spirit reverberates from the cobblestone pavements to the restful gardens of the louvre. Rj the louvre with its celebrated art treasures is the dream of every painter in france. The beloved and beautiful countryside reflected again and again in the french masters. But every boy in france dreams of the tour de france. Every town and village turns out en masse to cheer the cyclists whizzing by. In europe, they live in easy harmony with the hold and the new. Whether it is the magnificent houses of the guilds, rising in medieval splendor in brussels in belgium, the quiet canals of amsterdam in the netherlands, or the busidoy downtown streets. The town hall of stock hom in sweden, looks across the water at modern structures, crisp and clean in line as sailing craft. Every youngster in sweden dreams of voyaging the seven seas. Hospitality swedish style is the th smogasboard. This is the life. Good living is round the world and universal. In germany, as elsewhere in europe, modern structures are rising in modern devotion to freedom of form. In germany, soccer, the football of europe, is a favorite sport. Rough and tumble and rugged. Yes, indeed. And fans will be fans wherever you find them. The rhine valley spells the enchantment of song and story. Legends at every turn of the river. Castles on every mountaintop. The echoing past hovers over heidelberg. The spirit of youth universal in the ageless pursuit of learning. Not always too serious. Especially between classes. This is the german word for the good life. The country tunes and the country dances abound with it. The transcending good will of just plain folks. The rhythms change from place to place. But the spirit is everywhere the same. They swing their partners, even as the fabulous town clock in munich. Or do you prefer a bit of mediev medieval terms. In vienna, the opera is the musical hub of the city. The great masters are always with you. And the world waltzes because of strauss. It is festival here. Festival of the spirit for all the world. And boy meets girl in austria as anywhere else. Dreams of the alps, perhaps. The swiss alps where even in the hottest summer weather, the snow encrusts the lofty mountain ranges. When boy meets girl, the dreams are of tomorrow. Always tomorrow. In italy, a favorite dream is rendering an operatic aria. Saint marks square is alive with pigeons at feeding time. Every tourist, of course, investigates the romance of a ride in a gondola. The masterpieces of centuries past are all around you. Beautiful florence. Like the eternal city that is rome, where the ecclesiastical splendor of the renaissance enthralls the imagination. The dome of st. Peters rises upwards like a heavenly choir. From the topmost pinnacle, the centuries that are rome, spread out in everlasting significance. The play of the fountain. Fountains, it seems, in every square. Every turn of every street. Fountains. And the romance that is rome. With a backdrop of the arch of konstantin, or the coliseum, or the ancient. The mediterranean world is a festival world. Young and old join in the fun. Dancing in the streets in gay carnival spirit. They combine its festival with the national sport. Bulls charge through the narrow streets of the town and everybody imagines themselves a m madador. Theres free for all in the arena before the professionals take over. Then all is impressive dignity. Colorful, yet dangerous ceremony. The crowd is quick to recognize daring that the real. True skill in the spectacle. The famed plaza in madrid, theres gaiety and enjoyment on these bright afternoons. Festival or not, the delight of spain continues. Always in some sunny courtyard, there are the haunting strains of spanish music. Spanish dancing is more controlled, more formal than some. Yes, indeed, the rhythms change from place to place. But the spirit, everywhere, the same. This leads us into the enchantment of the east. Much of the enchantment, of course, is time in the memorial. The caravans still journey from the desert wastes. As of old, the Story Tellers still gather to hear legends more remote than the arainin nights. Handed down by word of mouth and gifted speech from generation to generation. Here is theater in the round. And in the original. Here likewise is the news of the day, the gossip, the good jokes, the glad tidings. They stand amid the beginnings of civilization. Cities like kcasablanca are modern cities. More and more, there are modern homes, modern yet with accents ancient with design. The occasion for a celebration calls for lamb in this part of the world. The breaking of bread is a ritual. In thanks for the bounty of good food and good friends. To the arabs, hospitality is not only a way of life, it is a profound business practice. Theres always time for the pleasantries, the little courtesies that make life enjoyable. People relax in the bizarre before the strenuous temptations of buying and selling. Time must weight for the talk of the town. Even in modern cities like cairo in egypt. Mosques reflect the spiritual strivings of the muslims in the way that churches and temples do elsewhere in the world. A ride in a falucca is a ride up the corridor of history. The sphinx and the pyramids. Monuments enduring. Monuments silent. Guardians, as it were, to the enchantment of the east. Up you go, junior. And into the tombs of ancient kings. The valley of the nile bespeaks the dawn of recorded time. Built indeed for the ages. Some of the most ancient relatirelics in the world. Aft aft africa is a continent of striving contrast. Beyond victoria falls, there are miles upon miles of dense jungle and unchartered territory. The greatest reserve of wild animals in the world, enough to enliven the tall tales of any continent. Here also linger such primitive art forms as the tribal dance. Symbolic animal skins, feathers, the markings of tribal ritual. Almost within earshot of these resounding drums there are great modern cities like johannesburg in south africa. The National Memorial in capetown honors the pioneers who built a new world upon this continent. There are gracious reminders of the customs and traditions of their european heritage. The family outing is a picnic. There are beaches in the full sweep of capetown harbor. Boy meets girl at the point of rock where is the Atlantic Ocean meets the indian ocean. India, of course, displays a further fashioning of the fabric of enhancement. Sheer beauty adorned is the taj mahal. Like the splendor of eastern silks and satins a, boy meets gl on the wedding day. Wont you join this polite reception . The guests enjoy a lavish spread brightened by all manner of enticing spices. The bride and groom are enthroned on this happy day of days. The british poet kipling wrote that east is east and west is west. Yet they meet in the common desire of governments of free men everywhere. New delhi symbolizes the new india. For many different people of so many different religions and philosophies. At the university of malaia in singapore, theres that spirit of youth universal. Serious but not too serious. Even the newest leaders of some of the oldest civilizations on earth cant be too sober about the prospects. There is an intricacy in eastern craftsmanship that defies the worlds in its patterns of perfection. Its joyous with all. In bangkok, theres a positive gaiety in the temples themselves. This is thailand, of course. Also known as the happy land. The land of peace. The sound of temple bells tinkling is heard all day and all night. Dancing in thailand is more controlled, more formal than dancing anywhere else in the world. How different the rhythm yet how similar the spirit. The night lights in hong kong, sparkle like jewels. Would you like to eat out for a change . Chinese cuisine is, mmm, an absolute triumph of the art. Anywhere in the world a Chinese Restaurant teases the pallet with tantalizing sweet and sour combinations. Rice is basic, of course. Just like shchopsticks. Home was never like this. And home for many millions in the orient is afloat in the seaport. In japan, living is a delightful ceremony. Entertaining guests, an engaging ritual. The Japanese Garden brings the outdoors indoors so that nature is a permanent guest in the japanese home. So polite of people are naturally formal in all of the arts. Japanese players are born to the tradition of the japanese theater and here they enact a blood and thunder tragedy with the eternal plot of good and evil. The audience, we take it, is truly moved by the symbolic spectacle. The philippines are known as the pearl of the orient. And the capital of manila is a thriving and busy metropolis. This is a wonderful expression of hospitality extended. Welcomed guests whenever the occasion is something special. Something special indeed is this dance. The bamboo, symbol of life, demands the nimble of foot as well as head. In hawaii, its the hula, of course. The party derives from the polynesian feasts where nature is so kind so much of the year. Nimble afoot, yes, indeed. Who said this was a dogs life . Australians also have a great love of water sports. The island continent is another pioneer country. And seven seas away from its european heritage. Christmas here, so far south of the equator, is celebrated in the heat of midsummer. Which can mean a trip to see the ever popular koala bears living only in this part of the world, and their friends, the lively kangaroos. Best of all is a trip to the beach. To escape the 90degree christmas temperatures. From the far islands of the pacific, in craft no larger than 30 feet with sail, came the legendary inhabitants off the coast of south america. Whether fact or fable, here in peru, in the narrow valleys of the andes, rose a civilization. Here in peru, rose the civilization of the incas. The remains of their achievements still puzzle archaeologists. The Children Play the ancient tunes handed down from memory. Since when . Nobody knows. Its rugged riding in argentina. Especially at roundup time. Small wonder polo is the favorite sport here. Small wonder that theyve sent some of the greatest teams in the sport. How the fans do enjoy it. Exciting. Every tense moment of play. Bu exciting structures in this busy metropolis. The countries of south america are more pioneer countries and the early settlers endured the hardships of pioneering in much the same way as elsewhere. Rooted by tradition in the european of spain and portugal, naturally, there are reminders of that transition in cities in uruguay. Here there is the modern accents in architecture. Sao paulo in brazil has a passion for modern materials. Famed copacabana in rio de janeiro. Rio de janeiro with its samba rhythm. But the spirit not unlike the carnival spirit of people everywhere. [ applause ] rio de janeiro. In all of the world, surely no more inviting and hospitable harbor. In north and south america alike, there are many monuments to christopher columbus. But here on a caribbean island in the Dominican Republic is the legendary resting place of the discoverer of this new world. This new world, so strikingly modern in so much of the architecture, wherever you go. The first prize of the spanish conquistadores was the pearl of the antilles. The cuba of today. Bright and intriguing. Columbus dreamed of the gold in mexico. But the discoverer of this new world never reached the fabulous milehigh island in the sky that is mexico city. Many other remains of the civilization his followers found there. The civilization of the aztecs, the rivals, the incas of peru. Here are pyramids rivaling those of ancient egypt and archaeological puzzles. Some of the dances are preserved to this day, reenacted on special occasions. The basic rhythms echo elsewhere around the world. The ancient culture with its many legends and art symbols is perpetuated in the works of many modern artists. The new structures on the new campus of the university of mexico, the Oldest University in the americas. And the new structures along the busy avenues of modern mexico city are definitely rooted in the ways of life that make latins, latin. In the patios behind the high garden walls, there is gracious living that encompasses all of the Decorative Arts for which mexico is famous. Past and present. Here is hospitality, latin style. The profusion of good things to enjoy and in such good taste. You havent seen anything until youve seen the daring high divers at accapolco. Defying death in the pacific tides. Renowned as a resort throughout the world. The spanish conquistadores stretch their domains as far as San Francisco in california where the golden gates offers an eternal and openhearted welcome. From the top of the mark, there are magnificent views of the city and its bridges. The hills provide roller coaster excitement. The golden west was also pioneer country. It is delightfully commemorated today in the oldtime streets of disneyland. But the streets of many of our western cities echo with the pageantry of the past at state fair time. Here is carnival american style. Ride em cowboy is excitement in any language. Ride em cowboy. Yes, ride em, cowboy. Easy now. Your trail is beauty beyond words. From the dramatic sweep of the grand canyon, to the quiet majesty of the canadian rockies, here is a wonderland of nature, unsurpassed anywhere in the world. The legendary mounties are the symbol of law and order in this vast domain. And its the paradise all sportsmen dream about. The aroma of the fresh catch sizzling in the skillet. The campfire cookery of the old and real wild west. Man alive, this is the life. This indeed is the life. Whether its canoes on lake louise, or sailing on the great lakes, a world of adventure is ours for the asking. And within easy reach of our great cities. Chicago. St. Louis. Where the wide missouri joins the mississippi. Down the mississippi in this version of the legendary riverboat. Wherever we go, home is undoubtedly best of all. The Family Circle with a few friends invited over for a Backyard Barbecue holds a charm for us like few others in the world. Hospitality is a tradition with us too. Hospitality and the good things of life. Stemming out for the home of the first family in the land. We the people, yes. We the people all thank our lucky stars for the rights, the privileges, and the responsibilities we enjoy. For the dreams of good wiwill reflected in so many places by so many others everywhere in this truly wonderful world. At the end of world war ii, millions of servicemen and women returned to the United States after an experience of a lifetime. Next, on reel america, from 1945, welcome home a War Department film designed to show the public what the veterans have been through, whhow it may have changed them and how their new skills would be useful in the postwar economy