United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower's homecoming to his hometown of Abilene, Kansas. Crowds cheer to welcome Eisenhower at the train station. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie descend from a train. Crowds surround the Eisenhowers as they walk away from train. Dwight Eisenhower speaks in Abilene as he announces his campaign for President, saying, "Ladies and Gentlemen - I believe we can have peace with honor - reasonable security with national solvency. I believe in the future of the United States of America".
At start of film, a U.S. Army officer is seen talking with some soldiers preparing to depart Tay Ninh airfield for Nui-Ba-Den mountain, Vietnam. Next, the troops head across the field to helicopters of the 187th Assault Helicopter Co. (the Crusaders), waiting on marsden matting pavement at the field. A line of helicopters with troops aboard and engines running. They take off sequentially in trail formation. (Vietnam War period).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt gives message to Congress at Washington DC. He reads his annual message before a special joint session of the Senate and House. Franklin Delano Roosevelt outlines the 'State of the Nation' and offers his plans for future.
Demonstration of portable mooring mast for use with the Goodyear blimp. The Goodyear blimp is attached to a mooring mast that is mounted on a Buick bus. Closeup of man attaching blimp to portable mooring mast. Once connected, the Buick bus moves the Goodyear blimp and mooring mast down the field. The word 'PURITAN' is seen on the blimp, along with the U.S. flag.
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles in the White House, Washington, DC. They discuss a working document.
Photographers line up to take pictures of President and Mrs.Eisenhower, who emerge from the White House and sit on a bench in the garden, for a formal portrait. Mrs. Eisenhower wears a light summer dress with a flower corsage, and carries a folded fan. The President wears a light suit, striped tie and shirt with french cuffs.They smile and laugh. They stand to pose for photographs. They again sit back on the bench. Mrs. Eisenhower opens her fan and waves it slightly while sitting on the bench. The Eisenhowers walk back to the White House.
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