Motion Picture MP76-8

1953 Trip to Hawaii

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
189 feet
Running Time
5 minutes 15 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
silent
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Unknown
Restrictions
Undetermined
Description

Harry, Bess, and Margaret Truman visit their friend Edwin Pauley in Hawaii.

Date(s)
March 1953 - April 1953

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This item does not circulate but reproductions may be purchased.

To request a copy of this item, please contact truman.reference@nara.gov​​​​​​​

Please note that this video belongs to a different video collection than the items available to be borrowed by teachers, from our Education Department.

Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
0:00   Trumans in Hawaii – shots of family doing tourist things in Hawaii; Edwin Pauley’s land Island (Coconut Island).
2:15   Truman and family getting on the ship (stateside – suites).
3:20   Ship sails – scenes on the ship – Truman’s on ship – The “President Cleveland.”