- Title: P-213-25
- Summary: EISENHOWER INAUGURAL: EISENHOWER INAUGURAL. ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE INAUGURATIONS IN HISTORY AS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN IN 20 YEARS OCCUPIES THE WHITE HOUSE.
- Description:01:14:08 - LS, CAPITOL BUILDING. AMERICAN FLAG IN FOREGROUND. 01:14:11 - 1952. PRESIDENT TRUMAN & WIFE BESS WALK DOWN FLIGHT OF STEPS OF WHITE HOUSE TO GREET EISENHOWER & WIFE MAMIE WHO GET OUT OF CAR. HAND SHAKES. NODS. 01:14:21 - TRUMAN & EISENHOWER RIDE TOGETHER IN CAR TO CAPITOL FOR THE INAUGURAL PROGRAM. CAPITOL DOME FROM A DISTANCE. OPEN CAR, OTHERS IN CAR. MEN WALK NEXT TO CAR, PRESS MEN JOG IN FRONT. MOTORCADE. 01:14:27 - HIGH SHOT OF MOTORCYCLE ESCORTS. V FORMATION. 01:14:34 - SHOT OF ENTOURAGE FROM BEHIND. LINE OF MOTORCYCLES LEAD. WIDE AVENUE. TREE LINED. 01:14:42 - CAPITOL DOME CU. PANS DOWN TO PEOPLE GATHERED. 01:14:48 - HIGH SHOT OF MEN WALKING IN. EISENHOWER AMONG THEM. INAUGURAL PLATFORM. 01:15:01 - VICE PRESIDENT ELECT, RICHARD NIXON WITH HAND IN SWEARING IN POSITION. NIXON SWORN IN. 01:15:12 - AERIAL OF CROWD & PLATFORM. 01:15:15 - GENERAL EISENHOWER PLEDGING. SWEARING IN CEREMONY. SHAKES HANDS WITH THEN CHIEF JUSTICE VINCENT & TRUMAN. GOES OVER TO MAMIE & KISSES HER ON CHEEK. INTERCUTS AUDIENCE. THE COUPLE WALKS UP TO PLATFORM & ACKNOWLEDGES WELL WISHERS. 01:15:50 - CAPITOL BUILDING WITH FLAG IN FOREGROUND. 01:15:53 - EISENHOWERS LEAD INAUGURAL PARADE. GET IN CAR. WAVING. GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE. 01:15:59 - AERIAL OF PARADE. PEOPLE MARCH IN V FORMATION. THREE LINES OF PEOPLE. CROWDS APPLAUD. 01:16:04 - PARADE, INTERCUTS EISENHOWER CAR & MORE THAN 750,000 PEOPLE WATCHING. GOOD CUs OF IKE. 01:16:28 - SHOT OF IKE & NIXON VIEWING MARCHERS GATHERED FROM ALL STATES. MONTAGE OF MARCHERS. MILITARY PARADE. 01:16:41 - CU BOY SCOUT WATCHING. IN UNIFORM, SALUTING. BOY SCOUTS SALUTE. 01:16:42 - WEST POINT CADETS MARCH IN PARADE. IKE'S ALMA MATER. MONTAGE OF CADETS. INTERCUTS AUDIENCE.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1952
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: P-213-25