Democrats- Convention Opens to Choose 1948 Ticket (part 2 of 2); Senator Alben Barkley delivers the keynote address at Convention Hall in Philadelphia. The audience is shown cheering.

Final Trials for Olympics (part 1 of 2); August 1948; In Evanston, Illinois, track and field events are shown. We see high jumpers, pole vaulters, and the 100m sprint.