We All Like Ike (1959)

Title reads: “We All Like Ike“. L/S jet passenger plane taxiing at London Airport. M/S Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and American Ambassador J. H. Whitney. L/S American President Dwight Eisenhower (Ike) coming down steps of plane to meet PM and other VIPs. Military officer escorts him to rostrum. C/U Pathe cameraman Ced Baynes behind camera. President gives speech (natural sound) about Anglo-American friendship (transcription in paperwork). Macmillan next to him. President and Prime Minister get into Rolls Royce convertible. Car’s number plate is “USA 1“. Presidential cavalcade with motorcycle escort drives through city, going into Grosvenor Square. Angle shot: President Roosevelt (FDR) statue. G/V American Ambassador’s residence Winfield House. C/U Ambassador’s wife, Mrs. Whitney. Car draws up outside the house. British and American Foreign Secretaries enter. Ambassador’s wife, President, Prime Minister and Ambassador pose for photographs before goi
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