Mexico's President-elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio visits Washington D.C., United States. United States President Herbert Hoover welcomes the Mexican President-elect. President Herbert Hoover and Pascual Ortiz Rubio exit the White House building. First Ladies Lou Henry Hoover and Josefa De Ortiz stand next to their husbands.
United States President Harry S. Truman signs Housing Bill in Washington D.C., United States. President seated at desk as he signs the the Veterans Emergency Housing Act of 1946, during a housing shortage for veteran soldiers and their families after World War 2. Officials stand behind him at the White House. President Truman signs the bill that will help provide homes for the homeless. He speeds authorization of $250,000,000 for emergency homes.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth along with Prince Philip arrives in Williamsburg, Virginia, for a ceremony to mark the 350th Anniversary of the first British settlement in the New World. Queen Elizabeth is escorted by the Governor of Virginia, Thomas Bahnson Stanley. She addresses the United States people. Queen Elizabeth takes a look at copy of the Magna Carta and signs the guest register. United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower welcomes the Royal couple in Washington D.C. Photographers take pictures. The honor guard stands with rifles in hand. Mamie Doud Eisenhower welcomes Queen Elizabeth at the White House.
National Football League between Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit Lions strike first. Spectators watch and cheer during the match. Bobby Layne gives a 25 yard field goal. The Detroit Lions win against the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 10-7.
Ambassador Corneliu Bogdan of Romania and United States President Richard Nixon at the Oval Office of the White House, Washington D.C., United States. The President discusses important issues with the Romanian Ambassador seated at desk.
United States President Richard Nixon at the bowling alley in the Executive Office Building of the White House in Washington D.C., United States. The President meets the winners of the 7th World International Bowling Federation. Bowling champions demonstrate their bowling skills. Woman bowler bowls. President Richard Nixon tries bowling and puts the first ball into the gutter. He bowls from the other side and makes a strike. President Nixon speaks to the bowling champions. Bowling ball rolls towards the 10 pins.
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