The chapter is set during the reelection campaign of Franklin Roosevelt, from the point of view of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Eleanor is frustrated by the lies told by Steve Woodburn, a member of Roosevelt's team, specifically his public misstatement about racial segregation in the military.
She is present with Franklin at a Madison Square Garden rally, watching as he delivers a speech about the importance of peace and military preparation.
Eleanor expresses frustration that segregated black servicemen are not given the chance to fight like their white colleagues.
Backstage after the rally, Eleanor interacts with various figures, including members of the Democratic National Committee.
She observes her husband's apparent lack of worry about the ongoing international war situation.
Steve Woodburn leaves to answer a few questions from the press, delaying Franklin's and Eleanor's departure.
A disturbance breaks out near the guarded entrance of their train involving a man attacking a black police officer. The man is revealed to be Steve Woodburn.
Eleanor insists to her husband that Woodburn should face several consequences for his actions, including a public apology and correction of his previous misstatement about segregation in the military.
Franklin agrees to action, promising to push for integration in the army's officer corps and the appointment of black officers to senior posts in the War Department.
Franklin acknowledges that Eleanor and her friend Mary have been right about Steve all along.