U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower arrives in Washington DC, United States after his recovery from a heart attack . The First Lady of the United States Mamie Doud Eisenhower and the President disembark from an aircraft. A crowd waves to the President. John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower and his wife Barbara Jean Thompson greet the President. U.S. Vice President Richard Milhous Nixon and former U.S. President Herbert Clark Hoover greet the President. The President addresses the crowd. Children in front of a car on a street wait to welcome the President. The President arrives at Gettysburg. A crowd gathered to welcome him. The crowd presents birthday wishes to Mamie Doud Eisenhower.
U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower suffers an intestinal ailment in Washington DC, United States. White House Press Secretary James Hagerty addresses newsmen. An ambulance carries U.S. President to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center for surgery as he suffers from an intestinal ailment. Photographers click pictures. People gathered and cars parked outside the hospital. The First Lady of the United States Mamie Doud Eisenhower and her son John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower arrive at the hospital. Exteriors of the hospital. Newsmen sit and note as doctor Leonard Dudley Heaton explains through a diagram the part of the intestine removed. James Hagerty addresses newsmen and a press conference.
Helen Hollis, curator of the keyboard section of The Smithsonian Museum of HIstory and Technology, seen during one of her daily lectures. She is seated at an 18th Century English harpsichord in the museum. She,on the harpsichord, accompanied by Robert Sheldon on an 18th Century flute, play a sonata by G.F. Handel. Scene shifts to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Interior view of Opera house, and of the bust of former U.S. President Kennedy. The Hall of nations with numerous flags displayed. Entrance to the Eisenhower Theater. Bust of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Interior of the Eisenhower Theater. The Kennedy Center viewed from across the Potomac River.A man running over the Memorial Bridge toward Washington, DC, with Arlington House (Robert E. Lee's home) in Arlington Cemetery in the background. (Note: Helen Hollis was author of a book called "The Piano." Prior to joining the Smithsonian staff, she had her own morning radio show in Cleveland, called,"The Helen Hollis Show." She was a child prodigy and later attended Oberlin Conservatory of Music.)
Belle Bart, famous astrologer at desk in her office, New York, USA. She speaks on her predictions for the Year 1936. She reminds viewers of her predictions for the year 1935. She says that the period of prosperity will extend from 1936-1943. She further says that although war is imminent in the far East, and that some nations will become eclipsed during this period, the general trend through 1943 will be "happiness and prosperity for all."
Crew work on Howard Hughes' rented Northrop Gamma 2G (NR13761) aircraft, before his speed record setting flight from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1936. View of the Northrop Gamma 2G aircraft from tail. Scene changes to interior of a Chicago restaurant where Howard Hughes is having lunch with a friend. He stands, preparing to exit and fly, with the goal of having dinner in Los Angeles the same day. Airport terminal buildings in background as Hughes pilots the aircraft, and taxis before takeoff. View of the aircraft after take off and in flight overhead. It set a new speed record, reaching Los Angeles in 8 hours and 10 minutes, and traveling at 215 mph.
Stars and Stripes at Arlington Park in Chicago, Illinois. Edward F Seagram's Stand Pat wins the stars and stripes handicap. People gather in a large number to watch the race. Jockeys ride horses on the track. A man looks through binoculars.
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