Washington Naval Conference, also called World Disarmament Conference in Washington D.C, United States. Exteriors of the Pan American building and grounds. A fountain outside the building. View of dining room.
Race for United States President. Adlai Stevenson chosen as the Presidential candidate at Democratic Party convention at Chicago. Dwight D Eisenhower nominated as the Republican convention in San Francisco. People carry banners supporting Eisenhower at the convention. President Eisenhower with his wife. Eisenhower wins the election and a board reads 'By states Eisenhower wins in US' President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon after winning the elections.
Major events of the year 1957. President Dwight D Eisenhower assumes the oath of United States President Office for the second time in Washington DC, United States. President greeted by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after the inauguration swearing-in ceremony. President addresses the gathering with Vice President Richard Nixon by his side. Anthony Eden steps down as Prime Minister in England. He waves to the crowd as photographers take pictures. Harold Macmillan enters the office of the prime Minister of Britain.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom visits Washington DC and New York City, USA. United States President Dwight D Eisenhower and the First Lady Mamie Doud Eisenhower welcome Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Phillip at the White House. Crowds gathered outside the White House during Queen Elizabeth’s visit. Mamie Eisenhower speaking to Prince Philip. The Queen visits the New York harbor. The motorcade moves down the street as large crowd gathers to welcome the Royal couple.
Major events of the year 1959. United States Vice President Richard Nixon with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev where they engaged in the so-called "Kitchen debate" at United States Trade and Cultural Fair in Moscow, Soviet Union. Nixon talks to Khrushchev leading to the former's visit to United States. Khrushchev arrives in United States and President Dwight D Eisenhower welcomes him at the airport. Soldiers march as the Presidential motorcade follows them. President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev after a meeting at Camp David in Maryland.
President Dwight D Eisenhower and Premier Nikita Khrushchev shake hands in the White House during Khrushchev's visit in America, soon after recent Soviet advances in the "space race." Closeup images of the moon, and of images of far side of the moon recorded by Soviets, and also brief Soviet Russian science fiction animated scenes depicting space ships traveling toward the moon, and another space ship vessel in orbit near the moon. In United States two monkeys are shown, named Able and Baker who were part of rocket testing before human flights took place. View of a monkey strapped into a Jupiter rocket and launch is shown of a Jupiter rocket with the monkeys for their space flight. Seven astronauts of the Project Mercury program are shown in training in a weightless, or zero gravity chamber.
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