Motion Picture MP2005-19
Administrative Information
Most of this footage deals with the press conference held at the Harry S. Truman Library by John F. Kennedy on August 20, 1960, when he was running for President. Those visible include Georgia Neese Clark Gray, Senator John F. Kennedy, Senator Stuart Symington, Senator Henry Jackson and Harry S. Truman. Other press conference footage includes Governor Averell Harriman of New York and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Shot List
- Reel 1
| 00:00 | Senator John F. Kennedy deplanes at an airport. In silent footage, he is greeted by Andy and Georgia Neese Clark Gray, as well as other local VIPs. | |
| 00:35 | Senator Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri, Senator Henry Jackson and others sit at a long table in an auditorium for a press conference. Topics covered include relations with the press and key campaign issues, (August 20, 1960). | |
| 03:04 | An exterior shot of Truman Library, then silent footage of Governor W. Averell Harriman of New York outside of the library with others. Next Governor Harriman sits at a table with Harry S. Truman for a press conference. | |
| 04:04 | Governor Harriman, acting as a representative of presidential nominee Kennedy, speaks about Kennedy’s upcoming campaign. Truman and Harriman both discuss Truman’s forthcoming participation in that campaign which will include as-yet-undetermined public appearances nationwide. Mr. Truman’s comments reveal unwavering support for the Democratic Party. | |
| 09:42 | Choppy footage of a press conference with both Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and Harry S. Truman begins. Senator Johnson delivers a campaign speech in which he discusses divisiveness over issues of candidates’ views on communism and calls for a moratorium on questioning candidates’ patriotism. He also discusses civil rights legislation. | |
| 16:00 | Senator Johnson and Mr. Truman’s press conference is interrupted for unrelated silent footage of Truman at the AFL-CIO Union Industries Show at Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium on May 16, 1957. Truman is escorted by Tom Evans, “Chick” Humphrey, and Randall Jessee among others. | |
| 18:02 | The Johnson and Truman press conference continues. Truman evaluates the campaign. Johnson makes a reference to Truman’s 1948 whistlestop campaign. They both discuss the duties of the president and criticize the then-current administration’s agricultural policy. |