Pres. Dwight Eisenhower takes quick trip to New York City, where he attends committee swearing in and Baruch Village housing dedication

Title card: "Whirlwind Visit--President's 9 1/2 Hours in New York" / MS military personnel roll out carpet at airport as President Dwight D. Eisenhower walks on it at LaGuardia Airport / flags fly from Waldorf Astoria Hotel / CU Eisenhower entering hotel / Judge Sylvester Ryan swears in Presidential Committee on Government Contracts which includes Eisenhower; Vice President Richard M Nixon; Helen Reid, chairman of the board of the New York Herald Tribune; John Roosevelt, son of Franklin D. Roosevelt; Fred Lazarus, president of the American Retail Federation; John McCaffrey, president of the International Harvester Co.; John Minor Wisdom, New Orleans attorney and GOP national committeeman; and J. Ernest Wilkins, black attorney who is vice chairman of committee / president waves from car in motorcade to spectators on street / high angle presidential motorcade / Pan two boys hold signs that say "Welcome Mr. President, Welcome to the East Side" / VS Eisenhower signing book in Board of Registry / Eisenhower waving from car / CU street sign Baruch Place and Delancey Street / high rises of Baruch Village under construction / High angle Baruch Village with Baruch Public Bathhouse decorated for bunting in fgd with crowd waiting outside for Eisenhower / crowd and bleachers / LS Bernard Baruch gets out of car, shakes hands with Eisenhower / CU Eisenhower and Baruch talking / Eisenhower and Baruch climb steps to speaking platform and shake hands with dignitaries / Baruch's daughter Belle unveils bust of Baruch / CU bust / VS Eisenhower speaking from platform / high angle audience / Eisenhower and Baruch wave from platform