The Presidency (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1953)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. THE PRESIDENCY: WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Eisenhower holds his first press conference before 234 correspondents. He answers their questions freely and frankly. He then has an informal talk with Adlai Stevenson and invites him to the weekly Congressional luncheon at the White House. 2A/B/C. DISASTROUS BLAZE: BALTIMORE - Fanned by a forty-mile an hour wind a blaze sweeps across several piers and destroys millions of feet of lumber and causing damage amounting to more than two million dollars. / 46 DIE IN AIR CRASH: ALABAMA - An airliner en route from Tampa to New Orleans plunges into the sea a few miles off the coast of Alabama, killing 41 passengers and five crew members. / MARDI GRAS: NEW ORLEANS - America's most famous pre-Lenten carnival rises to new heights of revelry in the Rex parade, with thousands jamming the streets to join the fun. 3. TOGS FOR TOTS: NEW YORK - Small fry male models strut in the newest fashions for the younger sets as the girls acting as a fashion committee, give them a critical once over. 4A/B. TURPIN KAYOES MILLER: LONDON - England's sharp shooting Randy Turpin scores a knockout over South Africa's Dougie Miller in the tenth round, after giving the loser a boxing lesson. / PISTOL EXPERT: AUSTRALIA - A twenty-year-old Aussie performs stunts like these: flicks ashes off his father's cigar, knocks cap off a bottle and all around performs miracles with his shooting iron.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library