https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/106aa619-bb07-436c-8ac1-89f5b41867d1 Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This film takes a look at the 34th president Dwight D. Eisenhower’s visit to Detroit in October of 1960. It focuses on his landing at the American Airlines terminal in Air Force One. The former president had visited Detroit on the 17th of October to be the keynote speaker at the 43rd Auto Industry Dinner. The ceremony was aired live on WXYZ-TV. The film opens with a long line of motorcycle cops on the runway at the airport awaiting the president’s arrival (:12). An American Airlines passenger plane touches down and releases it’s passengers, consisting of the press and presidential entourage (:49). Officers group and discuss prior to Eisenhower’s arrival (:47). The front grill of a 1960’s Cadillac is zoomed in on (:58). Civilians are seen lining the runway awaiting the president’s plane to touch down (1:07) as a few hold up signs to welcome him into the city (1:18). Eisenhower’s Military Transport plane then touches down (2:10) and he is seen stepping down shortly afterwards (2:19). Eisenhower steps into a car and waves to the crowds greeting him (3:19). Cargo from his plane is unloaded by the ground crew (3:51). The American Airline’s terminal is viewed in the background (4:29). The ground crew then refuels the plane from a small fuel truck (5:56). Close shots are provided of one of the workers fueling the plane with a hose from underneath the craft (6:37). Enlisted men and officers mill around the air strip (7:48). Eisenhower is filmed a final time (8:36) prior to Air Force One taking off to the skies again (10:00). It was during President Dwight Eisenhower's administration that Air Force One entered the jet age, when in August 1959 Eisenhower first flew aboard VC-137A, a Boeing 707 Stratoliner nicknamed “Queenie”. The aircraft had previously been part of the administration’s air fleet. Queenie contained a special telecommunications section, forward and aft passenger compartments (a total of 40 passengers could be accommodated), a conference area, and a stateroom. In December 1959 the 707 made a ground breaking trip, with Eisenhower visiting 11 countries in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The airplane is now located in the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AuM4hteFeg Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:16:21 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/106aa619-bb07-436c-8ac1-89f5b41867d1 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.