Activities prior to the Trinity nuclear test conducted in the Jornado del Muerto desert of New Mexico during World War II. Crane lifts a tent canvas. Man lifts a ladder and places it to climb on the steel tower. The plutonium core nuclear device nicknamed the "Gadget" seen on the ground. It is the first atomic bomb test device. This is the day before the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in history. Men prepare for final arming of the device. Man climbs up a ladder to tower. Other men stand on a tower. Drape to cover the bomb is prepared.
(Glimpse of misleading slate referring to Colorado River and Texas.) Next the Elephant Butte Dam on the Rio Grande River, near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. It is seen from the spillway side, with large amounts of water being discharged. Several persons walk along a stone wall overlooking the spillways. Closeup of the water being discharged
Opening scene shows lake formed upriver of the Elephant Butte Dam on the Rio Grande River in New Mexico. Camera focuses on hilly islands in the lake. Views from upstream, of the dam, with water levels fairly low. A touring car drives on the roadway above the dam and passes a lone pedestrian walking across the dam. Next, swirling waters are seen in the river below the dam. Some form a whirlpool, of sorts. Others are seen simply flowing in rough waves. View of several dam-related buildings on high ground beside the river. The dam looms above them. Closeup of water surging from dam discharge. Brief view of a dam (unidentified) with water overflowing it.
People seated as they witness the proceedings of United Nations Security Council meeting in Lake Success, New York, United States.
Visit of King Saud bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia to the United States. King Saud bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia disembarks from the aircraft in New York. Ambassador and dignitaries receive and greet the King. View of the United Nations Headquarters building. The King addresses the General Assembly of the United Nations. King Saud flies to Washington D.C. President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower greets the King of Saudi Arabia on his arrival at the airport. They proceed to the White House.
Elections for the U.S. Senate in the United States. The nominees for the designation are New York Senator Kenneth Keating and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The New York State Republicans nominate Keating. A large crowd gathers in a hall. Dignitaries and officials seated at a desk. People applauding and cheering. A woman addressing the crowd. Men holding banners which reads: 'Keating'. People gather in another hall. They hold boards and placards. They cheer and applaud.
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