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Harry S. Truman's rise to the highest office of the country
Harry S. Truman takes oath at office of United States President. Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone swears him as the President. He traces the rise of Truman to the highest office of the country, his birth place, life as a soldier and service during World War I and II. Election as Senator and Vice President to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Inaugural address to the congress and role during the World War II.
Work and achievements of Harry S. Truman during his first Presidential term in the United States
President Harry S. Truman marches with veteran soldiers of U.S. Army Company D (129th Field Artillery) with whom he served as an officer in World War 1. Wide view of men lined up on White House lawn. Disabled veteran soldiers of World War 2 greet the President. Narrator discusses problem of lack of housing for veterans and their families after World War 2. Aerial view of trailer homes or recreational vehicle (RV) camper units lined up in open space, serving as temporary housing for veterans. Truman sitting at desk while he signs the Veterans Emergency Housing Act of 1946. Views of long lines of new homes being built, and construction workers hammering to build frames of new houses in the United States. During a time of price inflation, scene shows grocer changing price signs on eggs, meats, cheeses to show increasing prices. Truman ata work in his office reviewing paperwork at his desk. Narrator mentions Taft Hartley Labor Act that Truman vetoed. View of car on road with sign on side that reads, "Veto Hartley Taft Slave Labor Bill." President Truman reading at his desk. Close up view of cover page of report entitled "To Secure These Rights. The Report of The President's Committee on Civil Rights. View of Episcopal church Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill seated at a desk. Bishop Sherrill is talking to another man. Narrator states that Truman acted on a civil rights program recommended by Bishop Sherrill, head of the Civil Rights Commission. Car pulling up to portico of White House and view of President Truman shaking hands with visiting President of Mexico, Miguel Alemán. President Truman being presented a sacred Torah by Israeli President Weizmann. Discusses foreign policy matters with Secretary of State George Marshall and comes up with Truman doctrine, Marshall plan and European recovery program. View of Truman signing Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 on April 3, 1948 (of which the Marshall Plan was a part).
American invasion of French Africa during World War 2
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of State George Marshal and other officers prepare the strategy for American invasion during World War II. America invades French African territories. Bombs dropped over the area.
Planning sessions of Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, and allied action on multiple fronts in World War 2
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and English Prime Minister Winston Churchill meet in Casablanca, Morocco. German troops and German POWs being driven out of North Africa by the Allies. President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated in chairs on the lawn of the White House at a planning session. Various war scenes from many theaters of battle action in World War II: Allied vessels and planes in the Pacific. Higgins boat (LCVP) in water and American troops invading Sicily and coming ashore on its beaches. Soviet infantry and artillery advance on the eastern front, firing at German enemy positions.
Allied leaders meet at Yalta conference and Potsdam conference
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Yalta conference in Ukraine. American and Russian troops meet at Elbe River in Aerial views of destroyed buildings in Berlin, Germany. German officers sign surrender documents in Rheims. President Harry S. Truman, Stalin and Churchill meet at Potsdam conference in Germany. American troops fight in Iwo Jima, Japan. American flag raised. Aerial views of ruins in Tokyo. (World War II period).
Montage of scenes showing Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft and warships
Japanese Imperial Navy operations and exercises in World War 2. Large formation of Japanese Mitsubishi G3M (Nell) bombers in flight, over a bay. Shadow of one in water below. A formation of Japanese Mitsubishi A6M (Zero/Zeke) Fighter airplanes. Aerial view of Japanese warships executing coordinated maneuvers below. Two Japanese aircraft carriers in calm waters. Aichi D3A2 (Val) dive bombers take off from carrier. A Japanese battleship making way in heavy seas and later in fog and rain. A column of Japanese warships, including a battleship, underway. Close view of Takao class heavy cruiser. Japanese sailor signalling with semaphore flags. Ise class battleship underway and firing guns. View of torpedo tubes on a ship. Japanese Battleships firing heavy guns and antiaircraft guns during gunnery practice. During this exercise, the Japanese battleship Hyuga, experiences an explosion in the left gun breach of her #5 turret. Smoke billows from the turret and flames are seen coming out of, and around the the gun barrels. Column of Japanese heavy cruisers turning to port.The Japanese rising sun Naval ensign in the breeze.
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