President Ramon Magsaysay of the Philippines and United States Vice President Richard Nixon visit Corregidor Island, Philippines. Entrance to the Malinta Tunnel, a tunnel complex built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the island during World War II. Sign on post reads “Malinta Tunnel”. United States Vice President Richard Nixon, President Ramon Magsaysay and others visit the Malinta Tunnel. Nixon and Magsaysay looking at relics from the Pacific War. A guide shows Nixon and Magsaysay the entrance to the USFIP (United States Forces in the Philippines) Headquarters. A sign 'Gen. MacArthur H.Q.'
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits South Vietnam. Vietnamese Guard of Honor at an airport as a Military Air Transport C-121, Constelletion airplane lands. Vice-President Richard Nixon and his wife Patricia emerge from the airplane and are greeted by Vietnamese officials and Vietnamese girls with flowers. Vietnamese officials in white suits salute. Nixon in front of a USIS microphone. People assembled with banners. Nixon on a walkabout with civilians receives flowers. A motorcade with outriders arrives at a government building. Vietnamese officials stand and salute on the steps of the building. Interiors of the building show Nixon seated on a small platform listening to a speech by a Vietnamese official.
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits South Vietnam. Exteriors of a government building show Nixon and U.S. Army Lieutenant General John W. O'Daniel standing with Vietnamese officials in white suits. Civilians gathered holding banners. A large parade of South Vietnamese military units takes place, led by a marching band. Nixon stands with President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem. Vice-President Nixon makes a brief statement into the microphone. He is followed by Colonel Nguyen Van Y, who also makes brief remarks. President Diem and Vice-President Nixon stand together and are joined by U.S. Ambassador Fritz Nolting. Crowd applauds and photographers take pictures from steps of the building.
U.S. 35th air policemen parked outside U.S. Army FEAF (Far East Air Forces) headquarters in Tokyo. American soldiers emerge from the FEAF headquarters building and line up with their gear on sidewalk across the street. It is raining. An officer reads orders to the soldiers and they get into a truck. An air police jeep backs up. The jeep and the truck pull away. View of top of the building, from which the United Nations and U.S. flags fly.
Dwight D. Eisenhower is declared as the 34th President of the United States. Exterior of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington DC. Cars drive past on the street in front of the building. People crowd on the streets. Exterior of the White House. Eisenhower comes out of the building and photographers click his pictures. He meets officials. Eisenhower seated in a car en route to the Capitol. His motorcade drives past on the roads. People standing on either sides of the roads greet the President. Eisenhower along with other dignitaries and officials on a platform. People cheer and applaud. Eisenhower takes the oath as the President. He addresses the crowd. He warns aggressors and talks about the proficiency in defense of the country.
Dwight D. Eisenhower is declared the 34th President of the United States. Celebrations in Washington DC. People gather in a large number for a ceremony after Eisenhower takes his oath. They assemble on either sides of the streets and cheer. The President seated in a car with other dignitaries. His motorcade drives past on the roads. People throw confetti from the roofs of buildings. Eisenhower waves towards the crowd. Troops and cadets march holding flags. Cavalry marches on the streets.