The Grohar brothers, grocers, induce workers to build a new store in Joliet, Illinois, during the Great Depression. Unemployed debtors including carpenters,brick layers,plasterers,grocers and other artisans work on building of a new store to pay off their due debts. The new store known as 'the store that friendship built'. A cement trolley on ground. Two men note. Workers paint roof. Workers eat food.
President Lyndon Baines Johnson assumes office in the United States. Lyndon B. Johnson addresses the joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol. He asks for the help of all Americans, especially in the early weeks when the burden is high as he assumes office. The congressmen clap. The president meets United States Secretary of Defense Robert Strange McNamara. United States Secretary of State David Dean Rusk briefs President Johnson. He meets with the Joint Chiefs of staff. People gather at the former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's grave. He visits the President's grave. The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame at Arlington National Cemetery. He poses with the First Lady Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, children Lynda Bird Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson Turpin for a family portrait.
A football match in Birmingham, Alabama. The Alabama Crimson Tide football team plays against the Auburn Tigers football team. Spectators cheer. The Auburn Tigers football team wins by 10-8.
Flood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Buildings in the city. Flood water flows under a bridge. People walk through flood water. Submerged building in flood water. A rescue boat in water. A building set on fire. Burning communication lines. Submerged rail roads. People on a boat. A submerged streetcar. People on street.
Flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. People walk through flooded streets. Flood water gushes under a bridge. People flee from homes. Submerged cars in flood water. People walk through mud roads. Cars being driven on muddy roads. People on a bridge. Submerged and damaged houses. Damaged streets cars and vehicles on road. Wrecked buildings. people stand on staircase of a house. People on streets. A broken electric pole. Damaged property on flooded roads. Aerial view of the submerged building and damaged property.
Title card reads, "Peace, It's Wonderful." People celebrate as Japan accepts peace terms, ending World War 2. President Harry S. Truman of the United States announces Japan's acceptance of peace terms and the end of World War II. Reporters rush out to deliver news. Many scenes of American citizens, soldiers and sailors celebrating V-J Day in various cities of the United States. Crowds celebrate peace on V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day) in Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York. Crowd outside White House waving. Woman holds newspaper with headline, "Japan Surrenders." A sailor dances with a girl. In San Francisco's Chinatown, firecrackers are lit up. In Seattle Washington, soldiers grab young women and kiss them. Aerial view of crowds celebrating the end of World War II at Times Square in Manhattan, New York City. Ticker tape falling in the air. Joyous, happy, and excited citizens cheer the end of World War 2. People waving newspapers with headline, "Japs Accept Terms." Spotlights illuminate nighttime crowds celebrating in New York City.
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