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Scenes of visitors to White House in Washington, DC, in first term of Pres. Dwight Eisenhower compiled before 1956 presidential election
Shot of exterior of White House / Pres. Dwight Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon greeting Indonesian President Muhammad Guntur Sukarno as he gets out of car / Eisenhower standing next to unidentified man / Eisenhower shaking...
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Various scenes in US and other countries during first term of Pres. Dwight Eisenhower compiled before presidential election of 1956
Newspaper headline saying "Korean truce signed!" / two shots of ships carrying US troops entering harbor in US / soldiers getting off ship and soldiers walking along pier after getting off ship / soldier kissing his mother / soldier...
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Film summary of domestic achievements in US during first term of Pres. Dwight Eisenhower compiled before presidential election of 1956
Newspaper headline "Eisenhower signs seaway bill" / two shots of St. Lawrence Seaway under construction / newspaper headline "Budget cuts US spending by 5 billion / newspaper article headline "White House ends all wage control, many...
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Sir Anthony Eden arrives in Washington
Title: "British Prime Minister in US" superimposed over British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden being greeted by United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles at airport / airplane Columbine taxiing on runway / WS news media / Eden...
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President-elect Dwight Eisenhower meets Gen. Douglas MacArthur at the home of John Foster Dulles
Title: "The Big Meeting - Eisenhower, MacArthur Confer on Korea" superimposed over President-elect Dwight Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas MacArthur standing together / street scene with heavy news media presence outside home of Secretary of...
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During Korean War, Commander of 8th US Army in South Korea General James Van Fleet retiring and being replaced by General Maxwell Taylor
Title card: "New Korea commander - Gen. Taylor succeeds Van Fleet" / Gen. James Van Fleet looking at map on hood of jeep with officers / Van Fleet with officers looking at captured Communist equipment / Van Fleet shaking hands with...
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New US Secretary of State Dulles speaks to employees; swearing-in ceremonies for new members of the Eisenhower administration
Title: "The Washington Scene" superimposed over the US Capitol / high angle Pan new Secretary of State John Foster Dulles speaks outside to large crowd of State Department employees / CU Dulles at microphones / high angle MS Dulles...
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Ex-US Marine explains "National Brotherhood Week"
Title superimposed on pleated stage drapes, "One For All and All for One!" / Former Marine Sergeant Jay Hall parts the curtains and limps to the stage with the help of a cane; SOT he tells how he learned about brotherhood in combat / He...
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San Francisco hosts United Nation's 10th anniversary celebration
Title: "On 10th Anniversary - San Francisco Host to United Nations" superimposed over pan bridge to San Francisco skyline / PAN from bridge to San Francisco skyline / MS sign on tower says: "Welcome U.N." / MS Boy Scouts raising UN flags...
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President Eisenhower and his family around the White House Christmas tree on 12/25/1955 in Washington DC
Title: "The Eisenhowers: A Holiday Portrait" superimposed over White House exterior / Eisenhower family in group walk up hall toward camera, left to right: Barbara Eisenhower, daughter-in-law of the president; Barbara Anne, her daughter;...
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US President-elect Dwight Eisenhower attends American Heart Association dinner in New York City that starts fundraising drive
Title "Spotlight on Eisenhower - Helps launch heart fund campaign" superimposed over US Pres. Dwight Eisenhower walking with officials down hallway of Waldorf Astoria Hotel / people entering room where dinner is being held / Eisenhower...
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US President-elect Dwight Eisenhower meets his son John in Washington, DC, then meets with his Cabinet in NY City just before his inauguration
Title "Greets son home for inaugural" superimposed over US Army Major John Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower's son, coming down steps of airplane at airport in Washington, DC / John talking to reporters on tarmac / John standing next to his...
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President Dwight Eisenhower addresses nation from Washington, DC, about income tax proposal
Title "To the Nation, President gives views on taxes" superimposed over Eisenhower standing at podium looking at camera and getting ready to speak / VS SOT Eisenhower speaking, arguing against proposed $1000 per person income tax...
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President Dwight Eisenhower gives FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover a National Security Medal in Washington, DC
Title "FBI Chef honored, Receives Nat'l Security Medal" superimposed over Hoover holding award while posing for photo opportunity / VS Pres. Dwight Eisenhower, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, and other officials standing on steps of White...
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower speaks with reporters about political shakeup in the USSR
Title superimposed over presspersons waiting in room for press conference to start: "Press Conference - Soviet Changes Discussed by the President" / pan left as journalists take their seats as Pres. Dwight Eisenhower enters / the...
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Jackie Gleason, on behalf of the National Conference of Christians and Jews urges participation in Brotherhood for the good of the nation
Title card: "A Message for Brotherhood Week" / camera moves closer to Jackie Gleason, holding lit cigarette at desk, rooster figurine on desk; he begins speaking / VS Gleason SOTs: there are forces working to divide us; manager of this...
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Winston Churchill arrives in the United States
Title superimposed on Winston Churchill climbing stairs: "Camera Report... Churchill's Days in the US" / VS closeups of Churchill with Bernard Baruch (hearing aid), and President-Elect Dwight Eisenhower; the three men pose / Secretary of...
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Crowd gathers for lighting of Christmas tree in Washington, DC as Pres. Eisenhower lights up the tree from Gettysburg, PA
[Shaky footage throughout] Title: "Gettysburg to Washington" superimposed over Washington, DC: Tree lit up at night / WS crowd gathered around tree in late afternoon / MS crowds gathered around tree in late afternoon / CU band and choral...
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower hosts garden party for military veterans on south lawn of White House in Washington, DC
Title "Veterans guests at White House garden party" superimposed over veterans in wheelchairs in reception line / Pres. Dwight Eisenhower, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, and former first lady Edith Wilson (widow of former president Woodrow...
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower presents Distinguished Service Medal 3rd oak leaf cluster to Gen. Matthew Ridgway in the White House Rose Garden
Title: "Gen. Ridgway Honored on Retirement" / President Dwight D. Eisenhower, followed by General Matthew Ridgway, chief of staff, US Army, followed by his wife Penny and son Matthew, followed by other officials, walking out to White...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democratic Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson campaign at political rally in Colfax, Iowa, 1956
Title: "Politics -- Candidates in the Farm Belt" superimposed over large crowd at political rally / VS Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower shake hands with rally attendees / crowd / Eisenhowers walk out onto stage,...
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Mamie Eisenhower honored at USO party; new Eisenhower administration female appointees Oveta Hobby and Ivy Baker Priest are present
Title "Mrs. Eisenhower Honored by USO" superimposed over Mamie Eisenhower cutting cake surrounded by USO officers / USO party, guests stand clapping / Eisenhower cutting cake on table surrounded by military people representing all...
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James C. Petrillo, President of American Federation of Musicians, hosts Christmas party in Chicago for blind musicians and their families
Title "James C. Petrillo, Host to blind musicians in Chicago" superimposed over Petrillo standing at head table / two overhead shots of guests at party sitting at tables / three closer shots of guests sitting at tables / Petrillo...
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower's first inauguration
Graphics: "Special Release, The Eisenhower Inauguration" with a portrait and the presidential seal at the bottom / Military escort the Eisenhowers; they arrive at the North Portico as dozens of journalists and cameramen watch; Dwight...