Motion Picture MP2006-35
Administrative Information
Footage from the William M. Rigdon collection at Georgia Southern University; Commander Rigdon was President Truman's Naval Aide. This film ends the footage of President Harry S. Truman's western trip, a pre-campaign whistle-stop trip across the western United States and back. This film begins June 16 in Emporia, Kansas (showing Margaret Truman on the train); Union Station in Kansas City; Warrensburg, Missouri, and St. Louis, Missouri on June 17.
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Shot List
- Reel 1
| 00:14 | Harry S. Truman rides a train across the western part of the country on a pre- campaign trip. June 16th: Emporia, Kansas. Margaret Truman laughs on the train. | |
| 00:49 | Union Station in Kansas City. | |
| 01:11 | Warrensburg, Missouri. | |
| 01:52 | June 17th: St. Louis: crossing the Mississippi |