View of a Ford model-T outfitted with special wheels, moving on railroad tracks. A long line of Ford Model-T cars on a mountainous dusty road. Forest of tall trees and mountains visible at the sides of the road. Scenes of Ford-Model-T cars successfully navigating off-road, down steep embankments and ledges, and then down onto established roads.
A Ford Model -T roadster driven by a woman, with two women passengers in the rear seat, drives in the center of a race track. It lurches up and down over rough section of the track. Another Ford Model-T hastens to join in behind the women. It also bounces and jerks over the same section of track. At the inside edge of the track, a long line of Fordson Tractors moves by on parade, along with a large early steam roller. Edge of the spectator grandstand just visible.
A man drives a car on a dirt road and stops it with a view of mountains and trees in the background. The car is towing a trailer. People get out of the car and open and unload the trailer. The resulting setup converts the car into a camper. People sit at a table under the tent, attached to the trailer and car. Woman serves while men smoke tobacco pipes and drink from a coffee pot.
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.
A car arrives at the White House in Washington DC. President Harry S. Truman greets President of Mexico, Miguel Aleman, during state visit of Mexican President to Washington DC on April 29, 1947. Next scene shows President Truman being presented a Jewish Torah by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, first President of the newly declared State of Israel. Exterior view of south side of White House. Truman with Secretary of State, George Marshall, by the fireplace inside the White House. They discuss world affairs looking at a globe. An animated map shows the increasing Soviet Communist influence in Europe. April 3, 1948, President Truman signs the European Recovery Program (ERP), better know as the Marshall Plan, as members of Congressional leadership look on. Sacks of grain being off loaded at a dock in Italy, as part of Marshall Plan aid. Scene shifts to October 6, 1948 with crowd gathered outside the Democratic Convention at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Convention delegates applaud during President Truman's address. Officials on stage. Truman talks about his sincere desire to promote peace throughout the world. Pictures of Franklin Roosevelt and Alben Barkley on stage. Exterior view of north side of the White House. Truman seated at a table.
An American feature film 'This is The Army' depicts a performance by singer Kate Smith at the 21st anniversary of the armistice of World War I. Animated map shows Europe with fire in Poland. A man in the radio studio announces the name of Kate Smith on the stage, and noting the 21 anniversary of Armistice Day. A studio audience is present and applauds. Kate Smith introduces "God Bless America" as a new song, and then sings the song "God Bless America" with in-studio orchestra accompaniment. People watch the performance. An old man listens to the song, standing in front of his shop 'The Bugle Call.' He dusts a console radio with a feather duster and then goes inside and removes a bugle from a case labeled, ' Yip! Yip! Yaphank! 1918 ' At the Twardofsky business across the street, a man puts a small American flag into a basket as his father listens to the song on a small radio on the counter. People listen to the song in their houses and buildings. In a family living room: A couple seated in their living room listen to their console radio. A man, likely their son, seated at his desk listens to the song while studying. A woman looks at the photograph of a soldier, named Blake. Blake is then depicted listening to the same Kate Smith performance over a radio while stationed at Hickam Field in Hawaii. Characters Jerry Jones and Johnny Jones, played by actors George Murphy and Ronald Reagan are seen at the Jones and Jones production office. They listen to the radio. The character played by Ronald Reagan reads Variety Magazine.
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