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.
Ex Marine Sergeant Jay Hall comes to stage with a stick in hand and tells how he learned about brotherhood in combat. He urges support for President Eisenhower, Honorary Chairman of the Educational Brotherhood Week campaign.
Launcher on the stern of the USS Mississippi (AG-128). Missile (TTV-2, Terrier) attached. It is trained around and then points skyward. Missile is launched. Missile in flight as puff of smoke seen. Crew going out to the launcher. Spot burned on the deck by the launching of the missile.
Georgia Tech defeats SMU (Southern Methodist University) by 6-4. Northwestern University defeats Army by 33-20 Evanston, Illinois.
Senator Joseph McCarthy attacks the former President, Harry S. Truman, for using the term "McCarthyism." In a press briefing, “Reply to Harry S. Truman on ABC Radio” in New York City, Senator McCarthy decries the harm done to America because of Truman's failure to fight Communism and for putting interests of the Democratic Party above those of the Country, which he calls “Trumanism”.
Senator Joseph McCarthy attacks the former President, Harry S. Truman, for using the term "McCarthyism." In a press briefing, “Reply to Harry S. Truman on ABC Radio” in New York City, Senator McCarthy decries the harm done to America because of Truman's failure to fight Communism and for putting interests of the Democratic Party above those of the Country, which he calls “Trumanism”.