America Chooses Her Next President
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Chooses Her Next President. DESCRIPTION: Throughout the length and breadth of America, citizens, crowded to the polling booths to indicate their choice for the next President. General and Mrs Eisenhower were soon off to Georgia for a holiday after the Republican victory. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. President’s Coat of Arms. Citizens enter polling booths, voting etc. General and Mrs Eisenhower vote in New York. Ike stands by booth, before closing curtains. In Illinois, Adlai Stevenson casting his vote. President Truman casting his vote. Celebrations at Republican Headquarters, crowds shouting. Crowded Times Square. SCU Ike and wife. Ike in CU dedicates himself to his task. Ike and wife with family (daughter-in-law & grandchildren) boarding plane for Georgia - a holiday.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Aviation
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 58084
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 180
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