| 00:00 | | Man From Independence (Title) |
| 00:25 | | President Harry S. Truman (retired) walking from his home in Independence, Missouri. |
| | Truman shakes hands with little boy. |
| 01:52 | | Truman home. |
| 02:22 | | Truman walking in Independence, Mo. |
| 03:03 | | Truman takes the oath as President, April 12, 1945 from Chief Justice Stone. |
| 03:15 | | Adolph Hitler and World War II battle scenes. |
| 03:40 | | Churchill speaks to the British nation. |
| 04:13 | | Truman speaks to Congress April 16, 1945. |
| 04:47 | | Potsdam Conference – Truman, Stalin, Churchill, Byrnes. |
| 05:41 | | Truman addresses the closing session of the United Nations Conference in San Fransisco, California, June 26, 1945. |
| 06:06 | | Truman with military leaders – Generals Eisenhower, Bradley and Admiral Leahy. |
| 06:28 | | Truman announces drop of the first Atomic Bomb – August 6, 1945 from on board the U.S.S. Augusta. |
| 06:44 | | Japanese surrender ceremony on the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay – September 2, 1945 |
| 07:25 | | MacArthur shown signing for the Allies. |
| 07:40 | | Truman speaks at dedication of the Arnold Engineering Development Center – June 25, 1951. |
| 09:46 | | Truman, Margaret and Bess at Independence, Missouri in winter. |
| 09:50 | | Truman (retired) walking around his home in Independence, Missouri. |
| 10:03 | | Harry S. Truman Library archives staff: J.R. Fuchs, Philip Lagerquist working on the papers of the President's office. |
| 11:53 | | Scenes of the site of the library. |
| 12:09 | | Truman, Mayor Robert Weatherford, Tom Evans and Lon Gentry look at library plans. |
| 12:59 | | Truman in 1955 – speaks to viewers of the importance of the Library. |
| 14:15 | | Drawing of Truman Library. |
| 15:14 | | End |
