Ike Home, Hailed By Capital, Reports To Nation

Clip: 363428_1_1

Year Shot: 1960 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1673

Original Film: 033-052-01

HD: N/A

Location: Washington, D.C.

Timecode: 00:19:47 - 00:20:35

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower, arriving at Washington's airport from Hawaii, where he rested following his tour of the Orient, receives warm greetings. Later, reporting to the nation, Ike sums up the achievements of his journey, warns against Red tactics intended to bluff or frighten the free world, and defends his policy of personal diplomacy. (This part is not shown, just his arrival.) MS - Ike and others disembark (deplane) from U.S. Air Force plane, then shake hands with people including Richard Nixon. MS - A small crowd of citizens leans against chain link fence, looking on. MCUS - Ike with one of his sons and the son's wife.