Vice President Nixon Attacked in Venezuela, 1958
Vice President Nixon and his wife are subjected to a series of Communist inspired anti-U.S. demonstrations during their Latin American tour culminating in mob violence in Venezuela in which stones and clubs are hurled, smashing their car windows.
On their arrival back in Washington D.C. President Eisenhower meets them to congratulate their deportment in a difficult situation and Nixon makes a statement stressing the fact that the problems they encountered were incited by a minority. Half a million people turn out to cheer the motorcade to the White House.
