The first televised presidential press conference in the White House in Washington D.C., United States. Newsmen and cameramen gather and film the conference at the permission of the president. President of the United States Dwight David Eisenhower with other officials enter the hall. Newsmen ask questions of the President. President Dwight David Eisenhower answers the newsmen. Newsmen note as the president Dwight David Eisenhower answers them.
U.S. Vice President Nixon is seen at an AMOCO gas station in Washington, DC, where a sign on the gas station reads: "March of Dimes. Nixon inserts hose to refuel a car and checks its oil level. Closeup of two young women in the car who are amused by the goings on. Photographers take pictures. The Vice President wipes the windshield of the car. A sign at the station reads: "Fill 'er up for Polio." A banner reads: "Join the March of Dimes." A little girl sits in a toy car at the station. Nixon walks over, carrying the fuel hose and smiles as he pretends to put gas into her toy car. She turns to look at him and holds up several fingers (possibly to indicate how many gallons she wants.)
Premier of the film 'Six Bridges to Cross' in Boston, Massachusetts. Hollywood actors Tony Curtis and his wife Janet Leigh,Claudia Hall and George Nader arrive in car at the ceremony. Crowd gathered at the premier. Celebrities wave to the people.
A Golden Gloves 175 lb boxing competition in New York City. Two boxers fight in a match. Spectators watch. Two black boxers fight during the boxing match. The referee hugs one of the boxers.
An East-West basketball match in New York. Players of the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks lined up before the match. The match in progress and the players playing. Scorers William Walton Sharman and Robert Joseph Cousy with the other team members lead the Boston Celtics to victory by a score of 100-91.
Elements of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division battle North Vietnamese regular Army forces at Fire Support Base Ripcord in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, in the last major confrontation of the Vietnam War. View of Fire Support Base Ripcord from inside an arriving helicopter. An OH-6A Cayuse / AH-6J (Little Bird) approaching to land at the Fire Support Base. The helicopter lands on a heli-pad. Another OH-6A is parked in the background. Scene shifts to a Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter leaving the Fire Support Base. It has, white stripe on the top, behind greenhouse, and red dot on the tail boom. This identifies it as belonging to A Company, 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter) "Ghost Riders." Views of much work going on to fortify the Fire Support Base. An American F-4 Phantom jet fighter aircraft flies overhead at hight speed and drops ordnance on a nearby hilltop. View from Ripcord Base of fire and smoke rising from the target. Soldiers setting up Claymore mines along side of the base, for nighttime protection. More views of fire and smoke at the target hill. A soldier sitting atop Support Base structure, speaking on radio telephone. Closeup shows "Screaming Eagle" patch of the 101st Airborne Division on his left shoulder. More views of defensive work going on, including the setting up of several 155mm howitzers by Battery B 2nd 319th Artillery. A UH-1 flies low overhead. A Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter is seen approaching with supplies suspended underneath in a net sling. Soldiers placing parcels in a UH-1 with engine running, about to depart. Glimpse of hooch with sign reading "FSB Ripcord" and displaying a large ace of spades. A CH-47 descending closeby. More views of bombs exploding on the neighboring hilltop.
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