Exterior building views of University of Maryland, Georgetown University, George Washington University and American University. United State military personnel go through a rifle drill. Man on diving board doing backward somersault into a swimming pool. Group of U.S. military soldiers play billiards and also watch a movie. Couples dancing in the early 1950s, including some swing dancing moves. Football game being played between Bolling Air Force base and Quantico Marine base teams.
President Dwight D Eisenhower is presented with 39 pound "Tom" turkey for Thanksgiving meal at White House table, Washington DC. Tom the turkey hails from Nebraska. President strokes the live turkey and then holds a basket of cranberries in hand.
The University of Wisconsin Badgers and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini college football teams play football on field in Madison Wisconsin competing for Big Ten honors. Huge crowd gathered to watch the match. The Wisconsin team wins by 28-7 over the Illinois team.
Photographers and journalists standing around a walk at the White House, Washington, DC. President Eisenhower accompanies Prime Minister Churchill as he leaves the White House and slowly walks to his waiting car parked on the driveway. Many photographers and journalists are present. People standing around the walk gather close to them. The American flag flies over the White House.
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.
President Eisenhower and his cabinet meet in the White House. The President is seated with Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, to his right, and Secretary of Defense, Charles E. Wilson, to his left. Across the table sits Vice President Richard Nixon. Secretary of Commerce, Henry Cabot Lodge can be seen at the end of the table.
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