It's Ike And Nixon
It's Ike And Nixon
The Republican National Convention in San Francisco reaches a jubilant climax with the nomination of President Eisenhower as standard-bearer for the GOP. In the '56 Presidential Campaign, and Vice-President Nixon as his running mate. Tumultuous demonstrations on the floor of the cow palace follow the unanimous ballots. Establishing shot - A ticker tape parade down the business streets of San Francisco. MS - President Eisenhower standing up in the back of a convertible waving to all his political supporters. MSOH - Happy crowd, smiling and waving. MS - President Eisenhower, waving. Mamie holding a bouquet of flowers and his brother Milton standing in back of them with a big smile on his face. LLOH - Convention Hall with throngs of political supporters. MS - Banner hanging, 1856 - 1956 Prosperity. CUS - Republican political supporters. CUS - A daisy flower pin with Kansas written on it. MS - Congressman Joe Martin at the podium. MS - Political supports, holding signs with their state names written on them and the name Joe. MS - Former President Herbert Hoover is escorted to the rostrum. MS - Former Governor Thomas Dewy. MCU - Congressman Hallek nominating President Eisenhower for President. Congress man Hallek: "I now place in nomination the candidate of the Republican Party for President of the United States, the name of the most widely beloved, the most universally respected, the most profoundly dedicated man of our time, Dwight David Eisenhower". LLOH - Throngs of Republican supporters.