Motion Picture MP96-6
Administrative Information
Footage of Harry S. Truman presented as Mr. Truman looking at a scrapbook of his life. This footage begins with Vice President Truman being sworn into office, childhood pictures, the death of President Roosevelt, and Presidential events, not in chronological order. See also MP76-15, MP96-4.
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Shot List
- Reel 1
| 0:00 | January 20, 1949 – Inaugural ceremony; crowd shot; Truman and Barkley; Truman taking oath of office. | |
| 0:29 | Truman with the Scrapbook flipping pages, pictures of early life. | |
| 0:55 | Footage of 1944 Democratic convention. | |
| 1:04 | Roosevelt’s funeral procession past Capitol. | |
| 1:18 | April 12, 1945 – Truman taking oath of office. | |
| 1:29 | Atomic bomb explosion. | |
| 1:40 | Truman at a train station in Canada. | |
| 2:03 | Potsdam Conference with Stalin and Churchill – triple handshake. | |
| 2:26 | Truman speaking to Young Democrats, May 14, 1948 (sound). | |
| 2:40 | 1948 Democratic convention, Alben Barkley. | |
| 3:03 | January 20, 1949 Inauguration – Truman and Barkley. | |
| 3:12 | Truman finishes looking at scrapbook (sound). | |
| 3:20 | Truman with folder of papers, speaking of becoming a private citizen (sound). | |
| 3:53 | Photos of Truman in Independence, and views of Truman Home. | |
| 4:04 | Photos of Truman and Margaret Truman at 1944 Democratic convention (partial sound). | |
| 4:32 | April 12, 1945 – Truman taking oath of office (partial sound). | |
| 4:40 | War boats firing (partial sound). | |
| 4:55 | Party at the end of World War II, crowd scene in New York City. | |
| 5:30 | Truman on train to Canada. | |
| 5:42 | Truman at train station in Canada. | |
| 5:50 | Truman reviews Canadian troops. | |
| 6:48 | Truman, Mrs. Truman and Margaret on board plane “The Independence” to Brazil. | |
| 6:59 | Aerial view. | |
| 7:05 | Truman and Mrs. Truman on board ship USS Missouri in Rio de Janeiro harbor; President Eurico Dutra of Brazil and secretary of State George C. Marshall can be seen. | |
| 7:34 | Review and inspection of troops in Brazil. | |
| 8:00 | Margaret Truman with crowd on ship. | |
| 8:11 | Potsdam conference – Big Three. | |
| 8:20 | Truman seated at table signing document. | |
| 8:50 | Brief clip of Truman at 1952 dinner following Presidential election. |