Averell Harriman, one of the Presidential candidates, is seen. A number of distinguished statesmen make speeches at Democratic National Convention at International Amphitheater in Chicago in Illinois. John F. Kennedy also makes a speech as large crowd cheers. People take pictures as well. Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Estes Kefauver and his wife are seen on the dais. Former President Harry S. Truman speaks to the Convention.
Senator Estes Kefauver and his wife wave to the crowd as they stand on the dais at Democratic National convention at International Amphitheater (4220 South Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois 60609 United States) in Chicago, Illinois. John F. Kennedy and other Statesmen also join him as they wave to a large crowd carrying banners, with the names of states written on them. Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson also waves to the crowd as he stands on the dais.
Senate Majority Leader Ernest W. McFarland administers an oath of office to Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana, and other Senators in Washington DC in United States. Senator McFarland congratulates the Senators after the oath taking.
Scenes from reopening festivities in 1948 for the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, following its closure (usage as a government medical facility) in World War 2. Famous men and women pose for photographs. Closeup of Mrs. Fulton Cutting Junior. View of Winston Guest with his wife C.Z. Guest (formerly Lucy Douglas Cochrane) standing with John Simms Kelly ("Shipwreck" Kelly) and his wife Brenda (formerly Brenda Frazier). Dolly Dorelis wearing sun glasses. Mrs. Byron C. Floyd. Then Congressman John F. Kennedy poses with his sister, Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy.
A film titled 'Berlin conference 1945' shows United States President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes aboard the Cruiser USS Augusta (CA-31) while on their way to Germany for Three-Power Berlin Peace Conference. Several views of President Truman aboard the USS Augusta. He salutes with hand over heart as U.S. Navy warships pass in review. Truman and Secretary of State, Byrnes, descend a stair on the ship. They are seated on deck and President Truman waves his hat at people on the shore, as the Augusta enters port at Antwerp, Belgium. Senior Allied officers come aboard to greet the President and his party. President Truman walks down the gangplank to the pier, followed by Secretary Byrnes. Truman and Byrnes in back seat of an open car, accompanied by Secret Service agents, waves to spectators as they drive off the pier. Later, a motorcade is seen passing parked airplanes. Truman greets Officers of the U.S. Army 35th Division. He boards Air Force One, the "Sacred Cow," a VC-54C aircraft (tail number: 2107451) at Brussels Airport, Belgium. The Air Force One seen in flight above clouds and then parking at airfield in Germany. Presidential motorcade in Berlin, on Unter Den Linden, and passing through the Brandenburg Gate. Portraits of Truman, Stalin, and Churchill, on stone pillars. Inserted scenes of Hitler in motorcade and speaking in Berlin. President Truman speaking in an outdoor venue, with General Omar Bradley and other high ranking American officers standing behind him. His remarks are broadcast and people shown listening in America
A meeting of the Motion Picture Industry Council (MPIC), including representatives of Screen writers guild, Screen directors guild, Screen actors guild, Association of motion picture producers and Hollywood A.F.L. Film Council, and similar organizations, in Los Angeles, California. Among those attending is Ronald Reagan, President of the Screen Actors Guild, who was also Secretary of the MPIC. A letter dated September 17, signed by the MPIC officers is shown.