Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON ON TOUR, KOREA

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON ON TOUR, KOREA

1953

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Nixon leaves helicopeter, walks to jeep, is greeted. One shot of jeep shows General Taylor seated in front. --- (14 Nov) The Vice President, President Rhee, Generals Maxwell D Taylor and John E Hull walk by the colors (10th Corps). Nixon, Rhee, Hull and Taylor on the grandstand. A few shots of troops assembled for parade (very poor). At E Co, 224th Regiment, 40th Infantry Division Area, Nixon approaches a group of troops and shakes hands with PFC Ernest W. Dickonson and PFC Bobby Lawrence. (These men may be Californians). At the same area, helicopters warm up and take off. There is a shot of the Vice Pres. getting into one of the H-13Ds. Back at the 10th Corps area. Additional footage of the review of United Nations troops held for the Vice President. Nixon speaks from stand. Troops on parade. NIxon talks to a group of enlisted men of the 40th Division. He shakes hands with some, chats informally. The Vice President is accompanied by Generals Taylor, Gaither, Gunn. This is near the top of OP #1.

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