United States President Dwight D Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, are welcomed and greeted by Governor General of Canada, Vincent Massey and Mr. and Mrs. Louis St. Laurent, the Prime Minister of Canada. Mrs. Eisenhower receives flowers from Mrs. Jeanne St. Laurent. The President places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Canadian War Memorial (53 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON, Canada). The Dignitaries drive through cheering crowd of Ottawa residents. View of Rideau Hall (1 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1, Canada), the Canadian Governor General's residence. President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower participate in the guest tradition of planting a Maple tree. View of Canadian Parliament buildings and the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill (Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A9, Canada). Inside Parliament, the President Eisenhower addresses the Canadian Parliament and talks about relations between the United States and Canada.
President Dwight D Eisenhower is presented with 39 pound "Tom" turkey for Thanksgiving meal at White House table, Washington DC. Tom the turkey hails from Nebraska. President strokes the live turkey and then holds a basket of cranberries in hand.
Franklin D Roosevelt Junior participates in year's first workout of the Freshman Eight Harvard crew, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wearing number 20 on his shirt, he takes his place, in a racing shell along with the rest of the Freshman crew.
NASA Astronauts undergo survival training class at Stead Air Force base, Nevada. Astronauts Lt Malcolm S Carpenter; Captain Leroy G Cooper Junior, United States Air Force; Lt Colonel John H Glenn, United States Marine Corps; Captain Virgil I Grissom, USAF; Lt Commander Walter M Schirra, United States Nations; Lt Commander Alan B Shepard and Captain Donald K Slayton, USAF seated on a table. Captain Robert W Weaver, Stead Air Force Base Project Officer and OIC survival School trainer briefs the astronauts in a class room. Captain Kieth D Young, Academic Instructor briefs the astronauts. Colonel Richard, Deputy Base Commander of Stead AFB, Sargent Harrington , NASA Project Officers, Colonel Kieth Lindell, Doctor Donald Stulken and Lt Colonel W K Douglas.
Missile Atlas 52D Test code named Chain Smoke launches from ground coffin launcher. The missile takes off and explodes during the flight. Missile parts descend from the sky leaving a trail of smoke. These parts fall on ground.
Aerial view of Missile Atlas 52D Test code named Chain Smoke ready to take off from launch pad. Road next to the launch site. The missile takes off and begins its flight upward.
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