U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the First Lady of the United States, Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower meet veterans in the White House gardens in Washington DC. The President and Mrs. Eisenhower meet the sick and disabled men and women of the armed forces. Veterans come to the White House lawns on crutches and wheel chairs. Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife, U.S. Army General Omar Bradley and other government dignitaries meet the veterans. The veterans enjoy the White House hospitality and eat.
In a conference room of the White House, Washington, DC, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Senate Bill S. 2150 authorizing the United States to collaborate with Canada in creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The President holds up the documents. and signs them. A map of St. Lawrence Seaway is displayed behind the gathering of officials that includes the principal Congressional sponsors, Senator Wiley and Representative Dondero. Also present is Senator Ferguson and the Canadian Ambassador, Arnold Heeney. Views of President Eisenhower signing. He gives a pen to a person seated next to him. The map of the Seaway is shown up close. President Eisenhower greets and sits.
Civil self defense exercise carried out by citizens of Spokane, Washington to meet the potential threat of nuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb attack during the Cold War. Mass evacuation by all citizens. Business area; women working at office, citizens and school children are guided to walk out and proceed to bomb shelters. Citizens standing near a bridge. A man in an operations center presses a button to sound the all clear signal at the end of the drill. Views of outdoor address loudspeakers sounding the drill sounds.
The Seattle Cycle Club celebrates the coming of spring with a motorcycle dirt and mud race in Seattle, Washington. Members of the Seattle Cycle Club start the race on motorbikes. They go through water and a mired course. Tire stuck in mud. All participants ooze a thick coat of mud. Spectators watch the mud race.
Fair distribution of organ transplants in the United States. A woman claps. A woman seated next to a man on a talk show is asked about organ transplant of her baby. The infant to receive the transplanted organ is seen in a crib. Exterior of Norton Hospital, Kosair Children's Hospital. Al Gore speaks and blames the administration for failing to have proper procedures for organ transplant. View of an infant. A woman types on a computer keyboard. A man speaks about the problem and proper procedures of transplanting organs. Al Gore speaks again about the issue. The infant on a hospital bed and pediatrician doctors near the infant.
Mother Teresa attends the International Health Conference organized by NCIH ( National Council for International Health ) in Washington DC. People seated in the conference. A member of NCIH announces to provide 2 million dollars. One million dollars U.S. contribution approved. Mother Teresa delivers a speech that we bring children from streets and slums and we take care of them and it is a beautiful gift given by God. People applaud and a photographer takes photos of the stage activities.
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