Motion Picture MP76-42
Clips of News Items Involving President Truman
Administrative Information
Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
270 feet
Running Time
7 minutes 30 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Warner Pathe News
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
Newsreel footage showing President Truman signing several bills in 1947 and 1949, including a housing bill and the National Security Act.
Date(s)
1949
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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture
Shot List
- Reel 1
0:00 | Senate ratifies – scene of Truman signing bill (Atlantic Pact, April 4, 1949). | |
0:20 | Truman Signs Biggest Housing Bill, July 15, 1949. | |
1:15 | President Signs Bill – National Security Act Amendments, August 10, 1949. | |
1:20 | News from all over: Lunch for Truman on 4th anniversary as President (Fred Vinson, Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, and Sen. Margaret Chase Smith attend). | |
1:50 | Truman signing National Security Bill, August 10, 1949. | |
2:20 | James Forrestal funeral. | |
3:15 | Truman at 35th Division Reunion at Little Rock (part of speech), June 11, 1949. | |
4:38 | “Atlantic Pact Signed,” Truman speaks (part recorded), April 4, 1949. |