Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, mingle with officials seeing them off from Washington National Airport, Washington DC, on a trip to Asia. Luggage at the airport. 'Dick Nixon Special' sign on the airplane. Well-wishers with posters and banners stand on the observation deck balcony. One sign reads: "We Love Pat." President Dwight D Eisenhower is personally seeing them off. Mrs. Nixon carries a bouquet of flowers. The Nixons wave goodbye as they board the waiting aircraft.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran descends stairs in a garden, with officials, in Rome, Italy. He walks a reception line and is then surrounded by reporters. He answers questions while being interviewed. He samples refreshments from a waiter. Later, at night, the Shah is seen surrounded, again, by reporters. He reads from several publications. A newspaper named 'American'. Headline reads: "Mosaddegh Flees Iran Riots. Shah Prepares Flight Home." The story is carried in other foreign language publications. Views of Hotel Excelsior (Via Vittorio Veneto, 125, 00187 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome, as Shah prepares to return to Iran.
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran departing Rome Ciampino Airport (Via Appia Nuova, 1651, 00040 Ciampino RM, Italy) for Iran, during the week of the coup in Iran toppling Mohammad Mosaddegh. The Shah boards a KLM Lockheed Constellation Flying Dutchman aircraft for the first leg of his journey, to Baghdad, Iraq. The Shah boards the plane and waves goodbye. Italian police in white uniforms (Polizia Municipale) and gendarmes (Carabinieri) control sightseers. The plane taxis and takes off. Isolated view of Lockheed Constellation aircraft being refueled over the wing.
Shah of Iran Reza Pahlavi and Empress Soraya, in a garden with their pet animals. A pet leopard chained in the garden. The royal couple comes out of the residence accompanied by their pet dogs. The Shah plays with the leopard while the dogs watch. The Royal couple takes beverages. They discuss one of several books on the table. View of Rolls Royce convertible that appears to be special version of Silver Wraith model. Empress enters car. Guard holds driver side door for the Shah, saluting as he does. The Shah drives away. Guards stand outside the building. A flag seen flying. .
A Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) Show in England. The Royal Air Force passes in Coronation Review for the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II. R.A.F flyers march. R.A.F. aircraft on airfield for inspection by Queen Elizabeth. RAF aircraft fly overhead in formation, including Lincoln Bombers, Meteor Fighters, English Electric Canberra Jet Bombers, and a Handley Page Victor Jet Bomber which had been top secret until the occasion. An aerial view of the Victor Jet Bomber is also seen.
Flight research at Air Force Flight Test Center in California. High-speed cameras record the flight research. Men set the high-speed cameras. The cameras record the deceleration tests and the launching of rockets at the Flight Test Center.
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