Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum


Motion Picture MP76-6.

The Pursuit of Happiness.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Date: 1956.
Formats: 16mm.
Sound: Yes.
Color: No.
Running Time: 28 min. 35 sec.
Footage: 102 feet.
Produced by: Democratic National Committee, Committee for the Arts.
Copyright Restrictions: Democratic National Committee.

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SHOT LIST

    Reel 1
0:00Exterior of Capitol (brief) and John F. Kennedy (Senator) talks on the Democratic Party and explains reason for the film.
0:55Various scenes of life in U.S. as John F. Kennedy talks on the Democratic Party and how it supports the American way of life. History of the US and Presidents: Jefferson, Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln, Cleveland, Bryan, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Roosevelt.
21:30Truman’s period starts – the following mentioned and pictured: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, 1948 Campaign, “Kaltenborn” mimic, NATO, Berlin Airlift, Korea, Domestic Program – Fair Deal.
26:00How the Democrats left the nation in 1953 and how the nation could progress if a Democratic President is elected in 1956.

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The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum is one of thirteen Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.

500 W. US Hwy. 24. Independence MO 64050
truman.library@nara.gov
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Phone: 816-268-8200 or 1-800-833-1225;
Fax: 816-268-8295.

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