President Harry S Truman marches in a parade with members of his World War I unit, Battery D. He shakes hands with disabled veterans, on the White House lawn. Aerial and ground views of encampments of homeless war veterans. President Truman signs Veterans Low Cost Housing Bill. Narrator discusses Truman's 10 Point Plan. Scenes of lower price tags on vegetables and meats in a market. President in a meeting with Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill, head of the Civil Rights Commission, discussing Civil Rights issues. President Truman shaking hands with Mexican President Miguel Aleman Valdez at the White House.
President Harry S Truman at the White House receives gift of a sacred Torah from Israeli President Chaim Weizmann. Truman poses with Secretary of State George Marshall at the White House. President Truman signs a document dealing with the Marshall plan. Marshall Plan food aid lowered from a ship. President Truman speaking to an audience about peace and describing it as the goal of his life. View of the White House.
Narrated in German. President Harry S Truman reads Japanese surrender announcement. Woman holds a poster that reads 'Victory Japan Surrenders'. News correspondents run in White House corridors. People celebrate VJ Day or Victory over Japan Day on streets in Chicago, San Francisco, Frisco Chinatown, and in New York City Times Square. Crowd gathers near Hotel Astor. Celebration in London with the King and Queen in horse drawn carriage leaves Buckingham Palace. Opening of British Parliament, shows Lord Edward Halifax, Lord John Allsebrook Simon, U.S. Ambassador John C Winant, Admiral Harold R Stark and a representative from Saudi Arabia arrive in a car. Crowd runs towards Buckingham Palace. The Royal family waves to the crowd from Palace balcony.
Human astronaut test subject undergoes Mercury suit evaluations in United States. Human subject wears a Clark suit seated inside an altitude chamber to test the visibility and acoustical effects of the suit for NASA Project Mercury.
Human subject undergoes Mercury suit evaluations in United States for NASA Project Mercury. Rod placed next to the human subject who presses it.
Human subject undergoes Mercury suit evaluations in United States for NASA Project Mercury. Human subject wearing a full pressure mercury suit, strapped in altitude chamber. The subject undergoes test for visibility from the suit, acoustical effects of the suit and work capability. Another man speaks to the human subject.
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