Nixon Goes Home

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1511A

Date Released

22 May 1958

Date submitted

19 May 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1De Gaulle Speaks
2. 2A Viking Funeral
3. 3Stars at the Fair
4. 4Nixon Goes Home
5. 5Marines Have Landed
6. 6Monaco Grand Prix
7. 7The Derby Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nixon Goes Home. DESCRIPTION: Vice-President Nixon arrived at Washington after his tour of South America. At the airport he was welcomed like a hero and President Eisenhower himself was there. Cheering Americans were lining the route as they drove off. The Venezuelan Capital, Caracas, gave him rather a different welcome: people there stormed round his car, shouting, and hurling abuse. They smashed the windows. But the Nixons were lucky not to be hurt. SHOTLIST: MS Nixon & wife leave plane. GV crowd. MS banners. MS Mr & Mrs Nixon. MS Nixons & President Eisenhower. Slip pan to Slogans in Caracas. GV Nixon’s car. GV crowd running. MS shouting abuse at Nixon car. Close same. CU smashed window of car. CU slogans. Slip pan to Nixon family arrival at White House.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Demonstrations; Riots

Locations

Washington; United States of America; Caracas

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

73809

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

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