Motion Picture MP96-4
Administrative Information
Footage of Harry S. Truman presented as Mr. Truman looking at a scrapbook of his life; including photographs of Mr. Truman as a child, soldier, Vice Presidential candidate, President, at Potsdam, and at the 1948 convention. See also MP76-15, MP96-6.
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Shot List
- Reel 1
0:07 | Still photo of Harry S. Truman as a baby. | |
0:10 | Still photo of Harry S. Truman from childhood. | |
0:19 | Still photo of Harry S. Truman as a haberdasher. | |
0:25 | Footage of Harry S. Truman and daughter Margaret Truman at Democratic convention, 1944. | |
0:34 | Franklin D. Roosevelt’s funeral. | |
0:45 | Mr. Truman being sworn in as President, April 12, 1945. | |
1:00 | Atomic bomb explosion in slow motion (ground level view, test). | |
1:11 | The Truman’s on train arriving in Canada, June 1947. | |
1:15 | Truman and Canadian leaders. | |
1:20 | Footage of Mrs. Truman and Margaret with Canadian lady. | |
1:30 | Truman reviews troops. | |
1:40 | Truman at Potsdam with Churchill and Stalin. | |
1:55 | Truman speaking (excerpt of speech to Young Democrats, May 14, 1948). | |
2:09 | Truman at 1948 Democratic convention. | |
2:25 | Truman and Mrs. Truman walking through crowd at Independence train station, return to Independence, Missouri, January 21, 1953. | |
3:05 | Truman with Scrapbook. | |
3:15 | Repeat of beginning still picture footage, through scrapbook view. | |
6:00 | Truman closing scrapbook; opens file folder of papers and makes remarks. | |
6:30 | END. |