Crew members and officers on submarine, USS Patrick Henry at Newport in United States. Barbara Ann pulls up along the port side of the submarine USS Patrick Henry. Side boys stand by as President Eisenhower aboard the submarine. He is greeted by the Commanding Officer and the Admiral. Officers and the crew members salute him. The Presidential flag on the after part of the sail. Press aboard the Henry. Eisenhower walks over the deck past the sail. He moves down the hatch next to the sail and goes below. The officers await their turn down the hatch. Vice Admiral Raborn among the group. Barbara Ann tied up next to the USS Patrick Henry in mid-stream. Eisenhower, Raborn and other officers on deck. One of the missile tubes covers is opened for Eisenhower's inspection. Eisenhower and party walk along the deck. A sabot is fired from USS Patrick Henry. It splashes into water. Another sabot fired. Water splashes over the entire submarine. Two helicopters flies in the background.
United States diplomatic, intelligence, and military officials stand on the porch of Summer White House at Newport United States. United States VIP's on the sidewalk. They depart the White House and cross the street to a large lawn. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gates, Admiral Burke, Mr. John Foster Dulles, members of CIA and others leave the summer White House. Gates confers with two reporters. Mr Dulles and Admiral Burke on the walkway. Gates speaks with newsmen outside the White House. Dulles walks up and stops before Mr Gates. Secretary of State Christian Herter descends the steps holding crutches, stopping and speaking to Haggerty. Naval aide talks to Herter. Haggerty lights a cigarette. Herter stands alongside Limousine as crutches are given to an aide. He steps into the car. Eisenhower's naval aide confers with someone in the rear of the car. Eisenhower steps from the doorway of the Summer White House.
View from the air of atomic Test Able explosion during Operation Crossroads atomic tests. The target fleet of ships in Bikini Lagoon is clearly visible. The mushroom cloud rises rapidly.
Guests from across the nation arrive to attend the wedding of Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport. Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin Jr., Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Actress Marion Davies, Massachusetts Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers arrives at the wedding. Parents of Senator Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald. Bouncers control crowds of well-wishers outside the church. John Kennedy and his wife walk out of the St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (12 William St, Newport, RI 02840, United States).
'A' bomb test on Able Day during Operation Crossroads nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll. U.S. navy sailors aboard a U.S. Navy ship. Sailors practice shielding their eyes with hands and heads bent down. Admiral's flag, United States flag and signal flag can be seen. Mushroom cloud seen rising in the sky due to atomic bomb explosion. Sailors stand to watch impact.
U.S. marines indulge on board a U.S. navy ship on Able Day during Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll. Group of sailors indulge various activities on the ship deck. Two officers set up camera equipment for recordings. Marines seen talking and looking towards the sky. A marine observes the sky through binoculars. Army officers play cards and read a magazine. Film cameras can be seen in the background. An OS2U Kingfisher float plane with cadets in the foreground on the ship deck.
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