Pres. Dwight Eisenhower tours the Western USA and attends an AFL dinner in Hollywood

President Eisenhower embarks on a tour during an election year, visiting states like Montana, Oregon, Washington, and California. In Missoula, he promises federal assistance and receives a firejumper helmet. After stopping in Walla Walla, he attends the McNary Dam dedication, advocating for federal construction projects. The tour concludes in Los Angeles at the AFL convention, where he praises their anti-communism stance and promises to push for Taft-Hartley law changes.

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