Mao Zedong watches a crowd of people holding and waving his little book. They are all dressed in Communist attire, hats and military style clothing. Papers are tossed into the crowd and people scurry to grab them. A man is shown on a platform tossing the papers into the crowd. Madam Mao is shown giving a speech at a podium with microphones as she reads from some papers for a press conference. People applaud and others carry out signs with Mao’s image on them. The crowd chants and raises their fists in honor of Mao. Still images show men against Mao’s regime who were punished publicly. The young Red Guards are shown chanting and cheering Mao. Mao is shown quiet. Lin Biao, Mao’s appointed successor is shown. The “Man for all season” is shown at a podium and stage talking above a crowd.
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