Nixon Visit

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2157A

Date Released

8 Oct 1970

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nixon Visit. DESCRIPTION: A flying visit by American President Richard Nixon. He has important talks with the Prime Minister at Chequers, and the two leaders are joined by the Queen for an informal luncheon. After five and a quarter hours in England President and Mrs Nixon fly on to Ireland for a 3 day visit. SHOTLIST: GV through trees. Chequers. SV pan chopper comes in to land. LV ditto lands. LV Mr Heath and Mr Nixon alight from helicopter pan as they walk. SCU cameraman. SCU Heath & Nixon talking pan as Nixon walks into CU. GV pan Queen’s car arrives at 60’ Queen alights and shakes hands with Heath, Nixon & Mrs Nixon. SCU all four talking. SV ditto. GV Chequers & garden. LV Queen, Nixons and Heath in garden. SCU Queen speaking to Nixon. SV cameraman. SV pan R to L, Mr & Mrs Alec Douglas Home, Mr & Mrs Nixon, Queen & Heath. GV Chequers & lawns. Angle shot wrought iron archway. SV Queen shakes hands with Nixon on steps. SV cameramen. SV Queen walks pan as she gets into car. SCU Heath and Nixon watching her leave.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Aviation; Foreign relations

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

96423

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Ray Gallard
Camera: Stan Goozee

Length of story (in feet)

158

Story extras:

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