This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including holidays, parades, road trips, and family vacations. The film begins with the family on Christmas morning (0:00-03:49) and a Christmas parade featuring floats related to nursery rhymes and fairy tales, drill teams, a beauty queen, and KRLD-TV Channel 4 television personality and star of "Party Time" Officer Friendly and his puppet Jimmy the Duck (03:49-06:54). The family then poses in front of a house (06:54-10:07) and children play in the snow (10:07-11:18). The family goes on a road trip to the desert including footage of the McDonald Observatory and Summit of Mount Locke, a roadside hotel, riding on an aerial tramway (possibly the Sandia Peak Tramway) with a view of the Million Dollar Museum, and a ride on the Sad Monkey Railroad in Palo Duro State Park (11:18-16:07). The family goes swimming and attends a child's birthday party (16:07-18:46), goes on a boat ride and fishes at a boat house (18:46-20:16), the Cochran children pose in their Easter clothes (20:16-21:00), and the family goes boating and swimming (21:01-22:58). The film ends with the Cochran family, including Cheryl and David, at the grand opening of the Six …

Following the 1960 presidential election, a special election was held to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. This telecast from May 1961 promotes the candidacy of Jim Wright, who was then serving in the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 12th congressional district. The election drew a field of 71 potential candidates, with Republican John G. Tower narrowly defeating interim appointee and Democrat William Blakely in a runoff election. (As a result, Tower became the first Republican senator from Texas since Reconstruction.) Wright finished in third place.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas county's annual 4-H Fair.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the 49th Armored Division being called into active duty.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a ceremony to bid farewell to the men of the 49th Armored Division at the State Fair in Dallas before they leave for Louisiana.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a traffic accident that left a five year-old in critical condition.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a car accident in Dallas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the circus coming to the Dallas Memorial Auditorium for five days.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the circus animals who will be soon putting on their annual show.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about six baby baboons, en route from NYC to San Antonio for research, escaping in the Love Field air cargo hangar.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Dallas Civic Opera's production of Thais.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the opening ceremony of the American Association's first game of the 1961 season.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Fourth Annual Southwestern Baton Twirling Contest in Dallas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Bill Blakley preparing for the senatorial runoff election.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a blind man laying new shingles on his Grand Prairie home.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a boat race at North Lake in Dallas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Patricia Gallagher autographing copies of her first novel, "The Sons and the Daughters."

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about National Library Week in Hurst.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Foreign Policy Briefing Conference in Dallas with speakers from the U.S. State Department, including Undersecretary of State, Chester Bowles.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a wedding at the Cotton Bowling Palace in Dallas.

Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an 18-year-old youth, who confesses in killing a 14-year old boy.