Dwight D. Eisenhower re-elected as President of United States. A large crowd assembles to greet the newly elected President. President Eisenhower and First Lady wave towards the crowd the signs of victory. President performs physical drills to display his fitness. He and Richard Nixon on stage smile at the crowd.
Sand dunes in desert of Iran, Persia. The oil exploration team led by Geroge B. Reynolds, working for William Know D'Arcy, moves across the countryside in search of oil. A group of men pull their horses across dunes and climb a hill. Desert sand all over. Men on horsebacks cross a small river flowing through the desert. Notebook of George Reynolds with a photograph in it.
Activities setting up an oil drilling system in Masjed Soleyman, Iran, led by George B. Reynolds who was working for a British syndicate led by William Knox D'Arcy. Herds of camel, sheep and animals in desert. A laborer skimming oil from a natural surface-bubbling well. Men on horse guide laborers digging ground in desert. Laborers stand on scaffolds and work together. A machinery system set up for drilling on the rig. Laborers rotate shaft and the underground oil comes out. A man observes quality of drilled oil. Man on horses move up a ridge followed by laborers carrying their equipment.
Mother of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt during an interview at Hyde Park, New York. Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, celebrating her eightieth birthday, gives an interview. She expresses her approval for her son's plan for the renovation of nation's homes.
C-130A cargo airplanes of the United States Air Force transport road construction equipment during Andes Airlift, from Chiloya to Bella Vista village, in Peru. Flight crew stands at the rear of a cargo airplane. Mechanic scale ladder and reach the engine of a plane and work on it. Peruvian operator backs a Cat D6B machine inside a cargo plane. Road making equipment lined near the runway strip ready for airlift. A C-130A cargo plane taxis.
First Lady Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt at a painting raffle from Jack Benny, radio and screen comedian in New York. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Hollywood movie stars look on the paintings. Mrs Roosevelt lends a helpful hand to Jewish refugees from Germany (fleeing persecution early in World War 2), buying the first chance painting. Jack Benny and Mrs Roosevelt talk while others look on.
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