Description
Original LIFE Magazine — December 9 1957
This is an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine published December 9 1957 — a real piece of American history, carefully preserved and ready to give, collect, or display.
Cover Subject: Vice President Richard Nixon and White House Press Secretary James Hagerty speaking with reporters
Inside This Issue: Features LIFE’s coverage of political uncertainty in Washington, Richard Nixon’s expanding responsibilities, expert views on strokes, presidential succession, and Wyatt’s “Wonderland of Adventure,” along with the original news, photography, politics, culture, and advertising from December 9 1957.
Completeness: Complete original issue, including the original pages, photographs, stories, and advertisements. Not a reproduction or modern reprint.
Perfect For: Richard Nixon collectors, presidential-history readers, White House and political memorabilia enthusiasts, Cold War history collectors, LIFE Magazine collectors, and anyone looking for a meaningful birthday or anniversary gift from 1957.
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 33 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Dramatic Time in the Capital as the President is Stricken and a Young but Seasoned Assistant Stands in
Pg… 49 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Look at the World’s Week
Pg… 52 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Diego Rivera’s Stormy Funeral
Pg… 57 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: The Hick Cops Bust Up Joe’s Nice Barbecue: Late Arrivals at a Party Flush Out Some Big Shots of Crime in Upstate New York “Convention”
Pg… 44 EDITORIAL: The Presidency in Crisis
Pg… 88 PICTORIAL ESSAYS: The Heroes of a Beloved Painter: N. C. Wyeth Created a World that Lives on for Children
Pg… 129 PICTORIAL ESSAYS: The Algerian Dilemma: Report Analyzes France’s Progress in Trying to Pacify a Rich Region
Pg… 146 ARTICLE: Spaak’s Summit Meeting is “Mr. Europe’s” Latest Move in Master Plan by a Revolutionary Turned Statesman. By Robert Coughlan
Pg… 60 BUSINESS: A Tycoon Who Wants to Tame a Wilderness: Axel Wenner–Gren, Swedish Financier, Sets His Sights on British Columbia
Pg… 68 SCIENCE: Metallurgist Saws Apart a Meteorite to Help Solve Missile Problems
Pg… 73 THEATER: Grand Cure for Lovesickness: Polished Cast Headed by Helen Hayes Makes Time Remembered a Handsome Hit
Pg… 105 FASHION: A Comeback for the Kneecap in the Balloon Dress
Pg… 109 MOVIES: River Kwai is Exciting, Provocative War Adventure
Pg… 124 TELEVISION: Mary Martin on Horseback and Piggyback for Annie
Pg… 140 RELIGION: Prelate for the Poor?Archbishop Cushing
Pg… 145 NATURE: Florida has a Lake Full of Poisoned Fish
Pg… 169 PARTY: Seattle Celebration Pays Tribute to Italians
Pg… 19 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 26 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Aerial Rope Show in Mooring a Blimp
Pg… 121 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Sequel: Eloise Cashes In
Pg… 172 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: High Horse with View
