U.S. President John Calvin Coolidge in the United States. A car carrying President Coolidge comes to a halt in front of a house. People in front of the house to welcome the President.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on a visit to the United States. Exterior of the Soviet Embassy in Washington DC. People at a formal banquet hosted by Mrs. And Mr. Khrushchev. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife arrive for the banquet. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife also arrive. They pose with dignitaries. Khrushchev in a railroad towards New York. Soviet Ambassador to the U.S. Mikhail A. Menshikov and U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn E. Thompson with him. The train rushes past rivers, farms, factories, towns and market places. We see his train passing through a station in Newark New Jersey. Mr. Khrushchev waves to people from the window of the train. Khrushchev's motorcade escorted by police escorts rolls through the streets in New York. People on the side of the streets to watch. Mr. Khrushchev addresses people at mayor's luncheon. He talks about peace and relations between the Soviet Union and the U.S. People applaud. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller welcomes him.
Demonstration of a self powered aqua plane in the United States. A man and a woman ride the aqua plane during its demonstration. (The aqua plane was a precursor to the jet ski)
Preparations for reconnaissance activities by Strategic Air Command (SAC) Lockheed U-2 aircraft during the Cuban Crisis. An SAC Lockheed U-2 aircraft in the United States. An officer enters a Physiological Support Building. A board near the building reads 'Restricted Area'. The officer and a man get in a truck. The truck is driven away. 'PSD-1' written on the truck. A man pushes a dolly towards an aircraft being serviced on a flight line. A truck near the aircraft. An aircraft takes off in the background.
Preparations for reconnaissance activities by Strategic Air Command (SAC) Lockheed U-2 aircraft during the Cuban Crisis. A flight surgeon does a preflight physical checkup of a pilot in the United States. The flight surgeon in a room. A pilot approaches him and sits down in a chair. The flight surgeon takes temperature and blood pressure readings of the pilot.
Preparations for reconnaissance activities by Strategic Air Command (SAC) Lockheed U-2 aircraft during the Cuban Crisis. A pilot eats steak and egg before a flight in the United States. He uses a fork and a knife to eat. An attendant brings a dish.
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