Motion Picture MP2005-20
Administrative Information
Former President Truman tours the Harry S. Truman Library before it is opened and examines artifacts; it is similar to footage in MP2005-17. Harry S. Truman and his brother Vivian attend the dedication of a Masonic Hall in Belton, Missouri on April 10, 1963. There is a soundtrack at the end with no matching footage of an unrelated news interview with Randall Jessee and Kansas City Police Chief Bernard Brannon.
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Shot List
- Reel 1
| 00:00 | Establishing shots of the exterior of the Truman Library, then footage of Harry S. Truman touring the Library in 1957 while it was still partially under construction. Mr. Truman examines artifacts in storage including a piano, a portrait of his mother, his Battery D guidon, the Bible used when he took his oath of office, a statuette of the Iwo Jima flag raisers, a beam from the White House, a photo of an atomic explosion, and a ceremonial trowel. This footage is nearly identical to the footage in 2005-17, except it is silent without the voice-over narration. | |
| 06:00 | Harry S. Truman and J. Vivian Truman attend the dedication of a new Masonic Hall in Belton, Missouri. The footage begins with scenes of the event’s visitors. Then ceremony begins with the Truman’s and other men wearing Masonic regalia. Harry S. Truman participates in a key role in the ceremony which involves pouring liquid. Harry Truman then signs autographs, and there are scenes of the Truman’s and other leaving the hall. | |
| 08:51 | Soundtrack only with no matching image: An unrelated news interview with Randall Jessee of WDAF and Kansas City Police Chief Bernard Brannon regarding a new one-man patrol system and its success in reducing crime rates. |