Newsmen and journalists from around the world entering a conference room showing identification cards in the ninety-fifth Press Conference at White House. President Dwight Eisenhower on mike answering questions raised by journalists. A woman journalist asks a question. Reporters writing in notebooks. President speaks about the Constitution of United States of America. Further he says that violence in any form is not acceptable.
President Dwight Eisenhower on mike answering questions raised by a journalist about changes in Sugar Act, related to Cuba's sugar quota. Reporters writing in notebooks. Close view of President replying. He says United States of America has always been friendly with Cuban people. Journalists applaud and start moving out.
President Dwight Eisenhower at mike answering questions raised by journalists at a conference at White House. View of conference where journalists are seated. Journalists writing on notepads.
Newsmen entering the conference room. Views of journalists and newsmen seated. President Dwight Eisenhower arrives to answer the questions. Press cameramen at the conference. President replies questions raised about United States approach to 'Suez controversy' and also mentions about the 18-Nation proposal rejected by President Nasser of Egypt. He replies to a woman journalist saying that America will not get into any war unless Congress declares a war.
During Civil Rights movement in America. Press corp taking notes. A reporter asks President Eisenhower to comment on aspects of State-Federal responsibility in the segregation disputes relating to incident just a day before in Texarkana when the town did not allow two African American students into the school where they had registered. The reporter asks if the President thinks that is a case where the federal government would become involved. President says that Federal District Court can call in Justice Department to bring evidence, review the case, and determine if a party is in contempt of a federal circuit court order regarding integration. The President also decries the violence that occurred in Texarkana in the case. He implores the states to ensure the laws are followed and to follow rulings of the courts. He praises the integration work by school Superintendent Omer Carmichael in Louisville, Kentucky, over two years. Close up view of hand of a reporter writing notes in a notebook during press conference. A reporter from National African American Press asks question to President regarding segregation and regarding the President's statement that changing of traditions and the hearts of men will unfortunately take a long time, is not the solution of the present disorder in many parts of the south over desegregation, that citizens must be restrained from expressing their prejudices in public actions when such public actions are in violation of the law. President Eisenhower says that the local court must determine if someone is in contempt of that court.
President Eisenhower enters the conference room with other dignitaries and he takes the stand. President answers questions asked by journalists who have come from around the world. View of press cameramen in the White House. A stenographer typing.
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