U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower at a press conference in the White House, Washington DC. Eisenhower addresses journalists. The journalists take notes. The President comments on the current defense debate and denounces personal criticism of his intentions as despicable. Photographers click photos.
Exterior view of a double walled fallout shelter in Florida during the Cold War. The shelter is built with cinder blocks, for use in the event of nuclear bomb attack in the United States. A view of the interior of the fallout shelter for a family. Food rations seen on shelves. A woman reads the details of design, building instructions, and use of a family fall out shelter, as described in a 1959 pamphlet issued by the United States Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. She turns a handle on an air ventilation system. The woman examines a Geiger counter for measuring radioactivity levels. Equipment and materials kept on shelves in the background including canned food, emergency water, disposable diaper pads, lantern, first aid kit, and portable radio. View of tools on a wall rack and bunk beds. A stuffed animal toy for a child is on a bed.
Leaders of the United States and the United Kingdom meet in Washington DC. At the White House U.S. President John F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan meet to affirm the Anglo-American Amity. They are accompanied by the Foreign Affairs advisers. The leaders and the advisers pose for the photographers.
Newsreel clip on baseball's July 7, 1959 All-Star Game -- the first of two games played that year. Clip opens with view of the 35,000 fans jammed into PIttsburgh's Forbes Field for the daytime game. With score tied 1-1 in the seventh inning, the Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks (seen in brief closeup) hits a long drive off the left field wall, runs into second for a double. Milwaukee's Del Crandall then singles to score Banks and give the National League a 2-1 lead. Fans stand and cheer as the Pittsburgh Pirates' Bill Mazeroski comes to bat. Mazeroski gets hit to left field to score Crandall. In the eighth inning, the Chicago White Sox' Nellie Fox gets a single to ignite a rally. The Baltimore Orioles Gus Triandos hits a double to put American League in front 4-3. But in the bottom of the eighth, hits by Ken Boyer and Hank Aaron tie the game. Then Willie Mays (seen in closeup) hits a long drive just beyond the reach of the center fielder. Forbes Field's ivy-covered outfield wall seen in the shot. Mays' triple scores Aaron to put National League on top 5-4. Brief view of the scoreboard. In the ninth inning, Harvey Kuenn pops up to the end the game.
A model home with a fallout shelter for nuclear attacks in Denver, Colorado, United States. Crowds gathered outside a midcentury housing development. A door opens. The housing development shows the United States' first model home with a fallout shelter during the height of the Cold War. The house is designed with 8-inch reinforced concrete walls. The house is provided with all basic equipment and necessities like bunk beds, fresh air blower, and stockpiles of food. A desk with books and the Bible. Pantry shelf with canned goods and first aid kit. A crank-driven air blower. Women place a tag of approval on the front entrance wall of the house. Sticker reads “this HOME is prepared”.
Activities at the National Press Club and the White House in Washington DC. At the National Press Club Konrad Adenauer, speaking in German, makes informal statements to journalists. Brief views of Adenauer playing a type of bowling game, outdoors. At the White House U.S. President John F. Kennedy greets the Chancellor of Germany, Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer. Konrad Adenauer addresses the crowd.
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