Shot of President Harry S. Truman at a microphone. Footage of Truman on the campaign trail for the 1948 US Presidential election against Thomas E. Dewey. Truman visits Texas, where he addresses a crowd and receives a goat as a gift. Truman visits the Alamo in San Antonio and continues on to Houston. Shot of Truman aboard his train. Truman rides in a car down a crowd lined street. Shots of Dewey addressing crowds on the campaign trail. Dewey addresses a crowd from a podium when someone hands him a bunch of salmon.