Motion Picture MP72-28
Administrative Information
Newsreel coverage of President Truman's first visit to Independence after becoming President; also coverage of the signing of the United Nations charter in San Francisco, and portions of President Truman's speech to the delegates to the United Nations conference.
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Shot List
- Reel 1
| 0:00 | Shots of Independence. | |
| 0:30 | Truman in Independence, Missouri. | |
| 1:40 | “First Stop to Peace," views of San Francisco including President Harry S. Truman parade and Truman visiting with world leaders. | |
| 3:00 | Vote of approval of United Nations charter and signing by countries representatives. | |
| 4:45 | Truman speaks to delegates (parts of speech), June 26, 1945. | |
| 6:50 | Comments by narrator Bob Harris. |