Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum


Motion Picture MP78-1.

VICE-PRESIDENT TRUMAN BEING SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Date: January 20, 1945.
Formats: 16mm.
Sound: No.
Color: No.
Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
Footage: 51 feet.
Produced by: Apparently this film came to President Truman from Edwin D. McKim, 750 Fairacres Rd., Omaha, Nebraska. It was in a box, with that address on the box. The box the film was in was labeled Cine-Kodak, Super-X, Panachromatic safety Film No. 362. The film was found in President Truman’s private office.
Copyright Restrictions: UNKNOWN.

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DESCRIPTION

Vice-President Truman is being sworn in as President of the Senate. This short film shows him being sworn in, sitting at a desk, hitting the desk with a gavel, and beginning to officially preside over the Senate.

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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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