Motion Picture MP2007-28
Administrative Information
President Harry S. Truman presents the Distinguished Service Award to General Carl Spaatz in the White House Rose Garden. JOHN COCHRANE WINS HYATT AWARD (MP76-55)May 25, 194816mm/silent/black and white/4 min. 45 sec.Production: UnknownCopyright: UnknownThe John Wesley Hyatt Award for the Advancement of Plastics is presented by President Truman to John D. Cochrane.
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Shot List
Reel 1
- Footage of President Harry S. Truman presenting the Distinguished Service Award to General Carl Spaatz on May 24, 1948, at the White House Rose Garden. The General’s family is shown, as well as William Simmons (Doorkeeper of the White House), General Omar Bradley, Admiral William D. Leahy, James Forrestal, and others. President Truman also presents General Spaatz with a cigar case. Exterior views of the White House lawn opposite the Rose Garden are also shown.