A civilian official and Admiral Arthur William Radford, 3rd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appointed by President Eisenhower. They chat at doorway and mambers of press take photographs.
Exteriors of Corcoran Gallery of Art building in Washington DC. Exhibition of photographs collected from 68 countries is held at the Corcoran Gallery with a theme 'Family of the man'. People looking at pictures exhibited. Creator of the exhibition, Captain Edward Steichen at the opening of the exhibition, autographs a copy of the book containing all the 'Family of the man' exhibition pictures and presenting it to Vice President Richard Nixon. Series of pictures exhibited in the Corcoran Gallery are shown.
Twenty firemen and three policemen injured by fire and explosion in a tire and battery shop. Firemen blown through a wall in the blast. Policemen and firemen gather outside the ruined shop. Injured men helped into an ambulance. Ambulance pulls away.
President Eisenhower at the stairs of White House with ex-President Herbert Hoover in Washington D.C. Several other government officials in the background. Herbert Hoover will head a new Commission to recommend government reorganization.
Large numbers march, at the White House, to protest against the judgment made in the Rosenberg Case. A number carry banners reading "The Afro-American says there are grave doubts in this case." Another banner reads "The electric chair cannot kill the doubts in the Rosenberg Case." Other signs held by marchers ask U.S. President to reconsider the judgment and plead for clemency. An African American clergyman leads some of the marchers. They march in the streets. Some talk to a White House security officer and ask him to accept a letter to the President.
International exchange of CAP ( Civil Air Patrol ) cadets in Washington D.C., United States. CAP cadets enter the National Art Gallery in Washington D.C. They climb up the stairs of the building. The cadets milling about.