Motion Picture MP76-15
Truman Scrapbook
Administrative Information
Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
123 feet
Running Time
3 minutes 25 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
intermittent
Color
Black & White
Produced by
NBC
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
Biographical film footage is shown as Harry S. Truman looks at a scrapbook. At the film's end, Truman becomes a private citizen after leaving the presidency.
Date(s)
1953
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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture
Shot List
- Reel 1
0:00 | Harry Truman opens a scrapbook and events from his life are superimposed on the screen. Photos are shown from his childhood, military career, Haberdashery, and Senatorial period. | |
0:29 | Democratic National Convention in 1944, where Truman was selected as the Vice-Presidential nominee. Margaret Truman can be seen. | |
0:42 | Funeral of Franklin D. Roosevelt. | |
0:55 | Truman taking Oath of Office as President, April 12, 1945. | |
1:08 | Atomic Bomb. | |
1:21 | Truman on train – visit to Canada, June 1947. Bess and Margaret can be seen. | |
1:52 | Potsdam Conference; Truman with Stalin and Churchill. | |
2:04 | Truman speaking at the Young Democrats banquet, May 14, 1948. | |
2:22 | Democratic National Convention, July 15, 1948, where Truman was selected as the nominee for President. | |
2:30 | Inauguration (oath of office), January 20, 1949. | |
2:50 | Truman finishes scrapbook, comments on becoming a private citizen (“...guess I’ll have to learn to fill out an income tax form, if I have any”). Sound. |