Compiled by Pauline Testerman with the Assistance of Anita M. Smith, April 2018.
Guide to Videotapes Collection in the Harry S. Truman Library
Search Results: 683
Videotapes Collection
WORKERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE 1994, Smithsonian Institution. This production tells about the different individuals who worked in the White House during various presidencies. There are two main individuals featured who worked during the Truman presidency. They are Alonzo Fields, the chief butler, and Norwood Williams, another butler. VHS tape.
Total length: 32 minutes
VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC August 3, 1995 CBS Reports This film focuses on the war with Japan, beginning with Pearl Harbor. It also explains the development and use of the atomic bomb. The show is hosted by Dan Rather. VHS tape.
Total length: 2 hours
THE WHITE HOUSE Guggenheim Productions. Video acquired by Guggenheim productions and used in the making of the film "Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972." It shows the history of the building of the White House and how it has changed during different presidencies. VHS tape.
Total length: 1 minute 27 seconds
PRESIDENTIAL CHRISTMAS CARDS December 10, 1999 WDAF Channel 4 Kansas City (FOX). A news feature that shows an exhibit of Presidential Christmas cards on display at the Truman Library. The cards were part of the Seeley collection. VHS tape.
Total length: 1 minute 3 seconds
CLAY BAUSKE INTERVIEW February 21, 2000, WDAF Channel 4 Kansas City (FOX). A news story on a photography exhibit on display at the Truman Library. The photos were taken by photographer Harry Benson who was able to capture the more casual side of several First Families. There is an interview with Clay Bauske. VHS tape.
Total length: 3 minutes 37 seconds
CLIFTON TRUMAN DANIEL VISITS THE LIBRARY 1995 visit of Clifton Truman Daniel and Margaret Truman Daniel to the Harry S. Truman Library to commemorate the 50th anniversary of VE Day and the 111th birthday of Harry Truman. Segments show the wreath laying ceremony, book signing by Clifton T. Daniel and an interview of Clifton T. Daniel. VHS videotape.
Total length: 14 minutes
MICHAEL BESCHLOSS INTERVIEW February 13, 2000, KCTV Channel 5 Kansas City (CBS). On the 115th anniversary of Bess Truman's birthday, Beschloss talks about her way of life during her husband’s presidency. He also talks about his new book on the secret tapes of President Johnson. VHS tape.
Total length: 4 minutes 57 seconds
“THE SPEECHES COLLECTION: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT" 1990, MPI Home Video. This is a biography of Roosevelt's life and focuses on some of his more important speeches. These speeches deal with The New Deal, state addresses, and fireside chats. VHS tape.
Total length: 45 minutes
SMITHSONIAN WORLD Smithsonian Institution. Hosted by David McCullough, this film traces the events leading up to and throughout Truman's presidency. It explains how Truman's life in Independence was so important. VHS tape.
Total length: 24 minutes
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: FDR 1/13/95, David Grubin Productions. This collection is made up of two videos with four parts. The video is a biographical story about Franklin Roosevelt and narrated by David McCullough. It focuses on Roosevelt's upbringing and the major events of his presidency. It tells how Truman became Vice-President and then President. VHS tape.
Total length: 1 minute 50 seconds
THE COLD WAR 1963, McGraw-Hill Inc. In this video, the Cold War is explained, focusing on how it came about and the roles of the Soviet Union and the United States. The differences between the Soviet Union and the United States are explained. VHS tape.
Total length: 2 hours
DR. FRANK: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FRANK PORTER GRAHAM 1994, John B. Wilson Productions. This documentary follows the life of Porter Graham. He was the President of the University of North Carolina and later a U.S. Senator. He worked for civil rights in the South. He helped plan the Social Security Act. He worked with Truman on establishing civil rights. As a result, the armed forces were integrated. VHS tape.
Total length: 58 minutes 16 seconds
BIOGRAPHY: GEORGE MARSHALL David L. Wolper Productions. This episode of Biography tells about Marshall's life, and focuses on his military life. It tells about his role in World War II, in establishing the Marshall Plan, and as an advisor to Truman. VHS tape.
Total length: 30 minutes
TRUMAN LIBRARY, WHITE HOUSE GALLERY NEWS COVERAGE Dec. 4, 1995 interview of White House Curator Rex Scouten and a series of Abbie Rowe photographs from 1950 used to restore the Oval Office reproduction in the HSTL. Dec. 5, 1995 unveiling of the "Buck Stops Here" display case with a further interview of Rex Scouten pertaining to the Oval Office and Gallery. VHS videotape
Total length: 13 minutes
HST: LITTLE WHITE HOUSE National Geographic. This special tells about Truman's vacation spot in Key West. It shows the advisors that came to Key West, and it focuses on decisions made about the Korean War while Truman was there. VHS tape.
Total length: 18 minutes
THE GENERAL EFFECTS OF THE A BOMBS ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI U.S. Air Force. This video talks about the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. It shows how Hiroshima and Nagasaki looked before they were bombed and after. VHS tape.
Total length: 33 minutes
FOUR NEWS STORIES ON TRUMAN These are news stories and clips on Truman. They show the beginning of his presidency, his goodwill visits to Canada and Brazil and the Atlantic Pact (NATO) being signed. VHS tape.
Total length: 30 minutes
HARRY S. TRUMAN 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF V.P. NOMINATION July 21, 1994. Chicago Coverage. News coverage of the 1994 reenactment of Truman's Vice-Presidential nomination in Chicago. VHS tape.
Total length: 5 minutes 29 seconds
TRUMAN LIBRARY TRIBUTE TO WASPS 4/21/94. KCTV TV Channel 5 Kansas City (CBS). News coverage of the Library's exhibit about female pilots during World War II. Several of the pilots are interviewed. VHS tape.
Total length: 3 minutes 55 seconds
KEVIN MCCARTHY PLAYS HARRY TRUMAN 11 /4/94, WDAF TV Channel 4 Kansas City (FOX). An interview with Kevin McCarthy about an upcoming performance where he portrays Harry Truman. VHS tape.
Total length: 5 minutes
DAVID MCCULLOUGH ON TRUMAN 12/12/94, KSHB TV Channel 41 Kansas City (FOX). An interview with David McCullough on Today on NBC. The focus of the interview was to compare Truman with President Clinton. VHS tape..
Total length: 6 minutes 21 seconds
TRUMAN LIBRARY: FACES OF WAR 1994,WDAF TV Channel 4 Kansas City (FOX); KCTV TV Channel 5 Kansas City (CBS); KMBC TV Channel 9 Kansas City (ABC); News coverage of an exhibit at the Library titled Faces of War about D-Day. Several veterans of World War Il were interviewed. VHS tape.
Total length: 11 minutes
REX SCOUTEN-WHITE HOUSE CURATOR 3/18/94 WDAF TV Channel 4 Kansas City (FOX), An interview with Rex Scouten about his work at the White House as curator. It also provides news coverage of an exhibit at the Library called "Workers at the White House." VHS tape.
Total length: 7 minutes
TRUMAN DECISION TO USE ATOMIC BOMB WDAF TV Channel 4 Kansas City (FOX); KSHB TV Channel 41 Kansas City (NBC). News stories about the 51st anniversary of Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. VHS tape.
Total length: 4 minutes
ARTISTICALLY SPEAKING WITH MARILOU DONAHUE May 1998 interview by Marilou Donahue with George Manos, Music Director at the National Gallery of Art. Manos knew President Truman quite well and a large portion of the show is given over to his remembrances of the President. VHS videotape
Total length: 28 minutes