Christian A. Herter's swearing in ceremony at the White House, Washington DC. Exteriors of the White House. Interiors of the White House shows the ceremony witnessed by cabinet members, leaders of both parties and members of Mr. Herter's family. United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower extols the new Secretary of State as the best man for the job of Foreign Policy Chief. Cabinet members and leaders of both the parties congratulate and shake hands with Herter. Mrs. John Foster Dulles shakes hands with Herter. Newsmen record the event. The State Department employees cheer for Herter.
Demonstrations in the Republic of the Congo after the death of Premier Lumumba. Premier Patrice Lumumba with President Jospeph Kasavubu at Congo Independence Day celebration at an airport runway with other officials. King Baudouin of Belgium arrives in a formal military dress and descends down an airplane stairs. He shakes hands with the Premier and the President. Belgium troops march to the military plane. Premier Lumumba poses with other officials at the United Nations. Colonel Joseph Mobutu (Mobutu Sese Seko) poses. Demonstrations following the death of Premier Lumumba. Student march outside Belgium Embassy in Moscow. Pickets outside the UN building in New York. People demonstrating demand the withdrawal of UN troops from Congo. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson speaks at the United Nations assembly during his first address. A fight breaks out in the UN gallery and people are thrown out. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson continues his speech and apologizes.
Design of a new autogyro being displayed in United States. Autogyro in flight above a town. It lands in middle of town. Building in the background. Crowd assembled around the autogyro. Man folds rotors of an autogyro. Pilot in cockpit of the autogyro.
Aviator Howard Hughes tests his new helicopter in Culver City, California. A group of men, including Hughes, stand near the helicopter. Hughes shakes hands with one of the men. Newsmen and cameramen record the event featuring the so-called "Flying Crane". The XH-17 helicopter takes off for a test flight.
A Nazi SS officer plays with a small girl on the terrace of the Berfhof, Obersaltzberg, Bavaria.. The little girl shows Adolf Hitler her new shoes. Hitler shakes hands with the girl and they stroll in the garden together.. Eva Braun, Hitler's companion, plays with a rabbit as she holds it in her arms. Hitler with another child, child holds a handbag. A military officer gives another bag to the child. The child gives the bag to Hitler.
Training film "Physical fitness U.S. Army." Shirtless U.S. Army soldiers jogging together in a tight column, toward a moving camera position. Soldiers conducting armed maneuvers during combat training at an American base, including running and crawling as they advance. American soldiers do push ups during training in United States. Series of scenes shows soldiers conducting maneuvers in the field, followed by soldiers conducting similar training exercises to build strenthy, agility, and endurance for conducting those maneuvers. Emphasizes the importance of physical fitness for soldiers. Simulated combat scenes, soldiers fire rifles and soldiers undergo physical training. Views of radar dishes and antennae representing new technology, while narrator stresses that physical fitness is still vital. Soldiers in M47 Patton tanks conduct live firing exercises and maneuvers during training.
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