A building on a street. Officers and officials seated inside. Harry S Truman signs a document after being elected as the 33rd President of the United States. A large crowd inside an auditorium. Truman addresses the crowd and talks about the future of United States. Dignitaries from various countries seated during the event.
A ship in heavy seas. Water breaks over the bow. President Harry S Truman on the ship deck. He serves himself in the ship mess. The President has his meal with the sailors. President Truman visits his birthplace. 'Welcome Home' banners near a clock tower in Lamar, Missouri. Officials and civilians welcome the President. Harry Truman with his wife Bess Truman and daughter Margaret Truman in their house. Bess and Margaret look at old pictures. Truman meets the residents of Lamar. Photographer takes pictures as he interacts with the residents. Truman talks to a man inside a Westport men's wear store. Houses and buildings in the city. The Truman family near a car. A poster reads 'Please join the March of Dimes'. A little girl runs towards the President in the Oval Office. He hugs the girl as photographers take pictures.
President Harry S Truman during his mid-Western visit. The 35th Infantry Division troops march on the streets in Omaha, Nebraska. Civilians stand on either sides of the road and cheer. The President's motorcade. President Truman marches with the troops during the reunion. President Truman and Mrs. Bess Truman greet soldiers at the White House. Aerial view of trailer park. President Truman seen signing a bill or documents as three officials stand behind him. During post-war housing boom, a new suburban residential neighborhood housing project in seen under construction. An apartment building also being built. Prices of eggs, meat and cheese are all shown rising at a market produce stand. The President at his desk in the Oval Office. Car drives along street with sign saying: "Veto Hartley-Taft, Slave Labor Bill" (the Taft-Harley bill on labor relations). President holding a document entitled, "Report of President's Committee on Civil Rights." Roman Catholic Bishop Francis J. Haas, a member of the the President's Committee, is seen in his office talking with another person.
Aviator Charles A Lindbergh awarded the Congressional Medal for his contribution to aviation at the White House in Washington DC. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh with President Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Secretary of Navy Charles F Adams, Secretary of War Patrick Hurley, Secretary of Labor James J Davis, Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mellon, Postmaster General Walter F Brown. The President congratulates Lindbergh and talks to Anne Lindbergh.
Chairman of the War Production Board Donald Nelson and party visit the Ford and Chrysler plants in Detroit, Michigan during World War II. A C-45 military transport aircraft lands at the new Ford Bomber Plant. The visitors get off the plane. They are greeted by the Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford and others. W. Averell Harriman converses with Henry Ford. Nelson, Harriman and Oliver Lyttelten pose. Photographers take pictures and cameramen record the event. A stationary U.S. bomber B-24 Liberator with engines running. Civilian guard patrolling in the foreground. Hangar and civilian cars in the background. The visitors and hosts near the first bomber built by the Ford Bomber Plant. Henry Ford has trouble being heard because of the aircraft engine noise. The B-24 engines are shut down. Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in civilian clothes, with two U.S. military officers. Henry Ford and others get into a car.
Chairman of the War Production Board Donald Nelson and party visit the Ford and Chrysler plants in Detroit, Michigan. The visitors get out of a car at the Chrysler Tank Arsenal. They are greeted by a manager. Interior of the plant. The party inspects the plant. Tanks on the assembly line. A tank is lifted. The group comes out of the plant. Tanks on proving grounds. The visitors stand by and watch. Back of a man's shirt reads 'Tank Arsenal Inspection Road Test'. Tanks being put through challenging tests in mud and obstacles on proving grounds. (World War II period)
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