Dust Bowl: President Inspects Drought Territory.
Dust Bowl: President Inspects Drought Territory.
Clip: 354562_1_1
Year Shot: 1957
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1626
Original Film: 030-007-01
HD: N/A
Location: USA
Timecode: 00:43:10 - 00:44:00
Dust Bowl: President Inspects Drought Territory "Pres. Eisenhower, getting a first-hand look at the appalling drought conditions in Texas, Oklahoma and other western states, talks to farmers who have suffered through years of parched lands and returns to Washington with a program of help for the stricken states." President Dwight Eisenhower and aides on airplane; aerial view of farmland. On the ground, Ike checks out the dry soil and tumbleweeds.