PRESIDENT EISENHOWER"S VISIT TO San Diego, California Part 1

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1) MS PAN Crowd lined up at NAS Operations, North Island awaiting the President"s plane. GtoF2) MCU Navy honor guard lined up in ranks at present arms. G3) MS President"s plane taxis to front of Operations; Pan, to right, honor guard, FG; VIP"s stand by ramp, BG; plane makes turn. G4) MCU Plane taxis slowly up to crowd. G5) HA MS President inspects USN honor guard after disembarking from plane. G6) MS PAN President walks with VADM CLARENCE E. EKSTROM to side of official sedan; spectators look on, BG. GtoF7) CU PAN Official sedan leaves terminal area, moves out onto roadway. F8) MS Motorcade turns street corner, moves toward display area.9) MS President, followed by VADM EKSTROM, leaves sedan to view displays. GtoF10) CU PAN Official party at aircraft display. G11) CU Navy pilot discusses plane with President. G12) LA MS President & pilot on ramp up to side of jet plane; they look into cockpit. GtoF13) MS Men walk down ramp from plane. G14) ECU President & party walk toward camera.15) CU President walk up ramp to side of A3J, followed by USN pilot.16) LA MS Pilot & President walk down ramp. G17) CU Pilot talks to President; A4D.18) CU President speaking with pilot. G19) ECU Nose section of S2F; Pan, to left, Presidential party; plane pilot converses with President.20) CU PAN Party walks toward plane.21) MS PAN Presidential sedan passing through O&R area; various jet engines on display; O&R workers wave to President.22) MS Motorcade moves over parking area at NAS, North Island; crowd in roped-off area. G23) MS F4D"s parked on line; Pan, Presidential sedan moves toward camera.24) MS Motorcade moves down NAS street; USN personnel lined up on right side of street, at attention. GtoF25) MS Barge tied up to Commandant"s landing at quaywall; Pan, to right, USS LEXINGTON (CVA-16); crew manning rail, ship is in full dress. G26) MS Crowd on pier; Pan, up to bow of CVA, crew manning rail. G27) MLS Motorcade arrives on quaywall; barge, FG, crowd, BG, some holding signs reading: "WE LIKE IKE." G28) MS PAN President walks down to float, boards barge for trip to San Diego; he takes seat, removes his hat, waves to crowd on pier.29) CU Barge underway from float.30) CU Same as above; President relaxes on deck as barge heads for San Diego. G31) MS Barge passes four DD"s nosted together in harbor, in full dress, crews manning rails at salute as President passes (SV). G32) CU Barge underway in San Diego Harbor (barge belongs to VADM EKSTROM). G33) CU Barge underway past Coast Guard cutter; CG persennel manning rail, at salute; portion of San Diego, BG (SV). G34) CU Barge moves past two subs tied up to pier (USS SALMON, SSR-573 & USS POMFRET, SS-391). G35) ECU Spectators on pier wait for arrival of President. P36) CU President seated in official sedan on pier; car gets underway for tour of San Diego.37) LA CU CVA-16 tied up to quaywall, in full dress, crew manning rail; spectators on pier below. G38) MLS Motorcade moves past spectators; crowd waves, President waves back; Pan, to left, children hold signs, reading: "WELCOME IKE." G39) CU President leaves sedan, shakes hands with VADM EKSTROM & other USN officers. G40) MS President stands at attention during honors.41) CU VADM EKSTROM shakes hands with President; Pan, President passes through rank of sideboys, moves down broad to float, boards barge. G42) CU President waves to crowd on dock from deck seat on barge. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities