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| 00:00 | | Senator John F. Kennedy deplanes at an airport. In silent footage, he is greeted by Andy and Georgia Neese Clark Gray, as well as other local VIPs. |
| 00:35 | | Senator Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri, Senator Henry Jackson and others sit at a long table in an auditorium for a press conference. Topics covered include relations with the press and key campaign issues, (August 20, 1960). |
| 03:04 | | An exterior shot of Truman Library, then silent footage of Governor W. Averell Harriman of New York outside of the library with others. Next Governor Harriman sits at a table with Harry S. Truman for a press conference.
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| 04:04 | | Governor Harriman, acting as a representative of presidential nominee Kennedy, speaks about Kennedy’s upcoming campaign. Truman and Harriman both discuss Truman’s forthcoming participation in that campaign which will include as-yet-undetermined public appearances nationwide. Mr. Truman’s comments reveal unwavering support for the Democratic Party.
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| 09:42 | | Choppy footage of a press conference with both Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and Harry S. Truman begins. Senator Johnson delivers a campaign speech in which he discusses divisiveness over issues of candidates’ views on communism and calls for a moratorium on questioning candidates’ patriotism. He also discusses civil rights legislation. |
| 16:00 | | Senator Johnson and Mr. Truman’s press conference is interrupted for unrelated silent footage of Truman at the AFL-CIO Union Industries Show at Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium on May 16, 1957. Truman is escorted by Tom Evans, “Chick” Humphrey, and Randall Jessee among others.
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18:02 | | The Johnson and Truman press conference continues. Truman evaluates the campaign. Johnson makes a reference to Truman’s 1948 whistlestop campaign. They both discuss the duties of the president and criticize the then-current administration’s agricultural policy.
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