U.S. President Democratic party candidate Adlai Stevenson attends an informal backyard gathering of supporters in California. He accepts a donut from woman who wears a campaign button with "Adlai" written on it. Mr. Stevenson dunks his donut in a cup of coffee, as he converses with the woman. American singer and actor Sammy Davis Jr. comes over and shakes Adlai Stevenson's hand and they converse. Several other participants are seen.
Various views of a man jumping and catching frisbee People play Frisbee at a beach near San Francisco, California. View of Golden Gate Bridge in background. Frisbee champion Peter Blerm takes a frisbee from a bag in a park. He and champion, Monica Lu, demonstrate their skills handling the frisbee, rolling it over their necks and spinning it on their fingers. They demonstrate tricks as they toss the frisbee back and forth. Trees in the background. A large crowd of spectators gathered at the Rose Bowl Stadium in California to watch the Frisbee World Championship. Players prepare and warm up for the game. The team events begin. Spectators cheer the players. A player spins a disc.
Students of the College of the Pacific set a record in California. Two students of the College of the Pacific make a world record by spending 100 hours on a see-saw. They ate, slept, studied and did their routine activities on the see-saw.
The 1957 Water Ski World Championship at Cypress Gardens, Florida. A 12-year-old Mexican boy and a 10-year-old American girl (Martha Ann Williams of Long Beach, California) water ski champions stage a show at Cypress Gardens. They perform various waterskiing stunts. Martha Ann Williams wins 1st overall gold cup at Cypress Gardens. Swiss water skier Marina Ricolfi-Doria (later the Princess of Naples, Duchess Of Savoy), performs a stunt by putting her right foot on the handle before turning her body while skiing.
Participants compete during a car race on the frozen Lake Naomi in Pennsylvania. Forty six drivers run on frozen lake and sit in their cars. Cars speed up on the frozen lake during the race. The winner steps out of his car and shakes hands and congratulated by the organizers.
A special presentation 'The Nixon Answer' about presidential candidate Richard Nixon's answers to a panel during a television program in Michigan. Moderator Bud Wilkinson introduces the panel of judges comprising of representatives from all sections of society. He introduces Richard Nixon to the audience. Candidate Nixon waves towards Governor of Michigan George Romney, his wife, Mrs. Pat Nixon and Nixon's daughters among the audience. An expert from the panel questions about his claims made during various election campaigns. The house applauds as he expresses his opinions.
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