Motion Picture MP2006-20
Home movies of Bethesda/Shangri-La
Administrative Information
Footage
208 feet
Running Time
5 minutes 46 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
silent
Color
Color
Produced by
Unknown, possibly U. S. Navy footage. Commander William M. Rigdon was President Harry S. Truman’s assistant naval aide
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
Footage from the William M. Rigdon collection at Georgia Southern University, who retained the original films. This film shows a group of men and women visiting sites in Washington, D. C., then visiting Shangri-La, now known as Camp David. Commander William M. Rigdon was President Truman's Naval Aide.
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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
| 00:00 | The film begins a small group of young women and men visiting significant sites in the Washington, D.C. area: the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Capitol Building, etc. | |
| 01:27 | The scene shifts to an informal gathering in a wooded area by a river at Shangri-La, now known as Camp David. Younger people splash in the water in swimsuits while older guests sit by the water and watch. | |
| 02:20 | Washington, D.C. tour footage continues. | |
| 02:50 | Outside of a guest house at Shangri-La, two women seem to demonstrate hiking using walking sticks. Eventually others join the women on the lawn. | |
| 04:13 | The scene shifts briefly to a street with a man and a woman standing next to a parked car. | |
| 04:23 | A dog and puppies play in a grassy area. | |
| 04:35 | The film returns to the Shangri-La guest house. People are shown walking through a shady, heavily-treed area. |