Motion Picture MP2002-276
Administrative Information
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Truman are interviewed by Merle Miller. Ralph Truman, cousin of Mr. Truman, remembers the 1944 campaign as "quite a battle." Mrs. Ralph Truman discusses the 1944 campaign and describes the 1945 inauguration as "being cut short, not too much display, because of the war." Sound only.
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Shot List
Reel 1
| 0:00 | Unidentified voice says "104." Merle Miller asks questions and gets responses from Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Truman. Ralph Truman was the cousin of Harry S. Truman. | |
| 0:22 | Mrs. Ralph Truman discusses the 1944 campaign. She was in charge of the campaign office in the Federal Building, downtown Kansas City. She characterizes Martha Truman as being very broad-minded and as having a clear mind until her death at age 94. Martha Truman always said, "Harry had always been a good boy." | |
| 2:57 | General Ralph Truman remembers the 1944 campaign as "quite a battle.' After President Roosevelt's death, "a tremendous responsibility was placed on his (Truman’s) shoulders." | |
| 4:52 | Mrs. Ralph Truman describes the 1945 inauguration as "being cut short, not too much display, because of the war." She states they were both proud and sad about Harry S. Truman being President. President Roosevelt's death was "a tragic thing for the world and the country." | |
| 6:46 | General Truman states, "He had our best wishes and utmost support. We wished him well." He says that Harry S. Truman expressed his appreciation for our having made the call. | |