Guide to Videotapes Collection in the Harry S. Truman Library

May 13, 2011 Harry S. Truman Symposium, Key West, Florida, on Israel. Two duplicate DVD’s of the Friday keynote speech by historian Ron Radosh. Attendees included Bob Wolz, Director of the Little White House museum; Dr. Michael Devine, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library; Clifton Truman Daniel; and Ken Hechler.

“ Memories of Korea,” a film produced on behalf of the Harry S. Truman Library (for use in 2010 Truman Symposium in Key West, but never used). Produced and written by Shelley Bookspan; edited by Julie Corley; narrated by Robert Cashier and Chris Corley. LifeStory Productions, Inc.

May 14, 15, 2004 Harry S. Truman Symposium on Civil Rights at Key West, Florida. Six mini-dv’s, original. See VT2007-31 for dvd’s. Number 1 is Dr. Robert Watson and Clifton Truman Daniel; number 2 is John Lewis; number 3 is panel discussion; number 4 is Carrie Meek; number 5 is Dr. Davis; number 6 is Michael Dukakis.

March, 1971 "Mr. President," an obituary of Harry S. Truman by Metropolitan Broadcasting Television, a division of Metromedia (KMBC, Channel 9). Narrator is Claude Dorsey. Producer, writer, and donor is Jerry Plantz. A script for the program is filed in the videotape folder. The video footage includes film footage of President Harry S. Truman, audio of his voice, and post presidential television footage. People in the video include bodyguard Mike Westwood, Hubert Humphrey, President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Richard Nixon, Charles Murphy, First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady Pat Nixon, and Bess Truman. There is footage of a Salvation Army presentation at the Truman home, and unique footage of 30 4-H children singing Christmas carols in front of the Truman home, with the former President coming out the door to accept a Christmas present from them. 2 ¾-inch videotapes (originals); Betacam SP; and DVD.

Same as VT2014-2, except there are five extra minutes at the end that shows footage from President Harry S. Truman’s funeral at the Harry S. Truman Library. ¾-inch videotape (original), Betacam SP, and DVD.

September, 2013 "Hello, Mister President! – A Retrospective On ROC (Taiwan)-U. S. Friendship." A two disc set relating to a conference in Taipei celebrating the friendship between the U. S. and Taiwan. There was an exhibit hosted by the National Archives (to which the Harry S. Truman Library contributed pictures), plus the conference. Disc one highlights the opening of the exhibit, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the National Chiang KaiShek Memorial Hall. The second disc highlights the conference, with speakers Hon. Chiang Shiao-yen, Chairman of the Chinese Nationalist Party; Dr. Yu-ming Shaw, chairman of the Board of the Public Television Service Foundation; Mrs. Mary Jean Eisenhower, Executive Director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission; Joseph Calvaruso, Executive Director, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation; Dr. Fredrick Chien, former President, Control Yuan; Ambassador Stephen S. F. Chen, National Policy Advisor; and Ambassador William Stanton, Director, Center for Asia Policy, National Tsing Hua University. 2 DVD’s. From: Jack J. C. Yang, Director General of The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Kansas City.

ca. 2004 U. S. Strategic Nuclear Policy, an Oral History, 1942-2004. Sandia National Laboratories. Interviews with various individuals, such as Harold Agnew; Robert McNamara; James Schlesinger; Edward Teller; and others on the subject of nuclear policy. There are 4 discs (DVD’s).

June 13, 2007 David McCullough’s speech at the 50th anniversary of the Harry S. Truman Library. Library Director Michael Devine introduces him. Truman Library Institute President Donald Nelson also speaks. This event was held on the front steps of the Library.

DVD. September 7, 2012 “Echoes from the Apocolypse: Tinian 60 Years Later.” A film by Anderson Giles and Bill Francis. Produced by The Imagination Company. Donor: John Coster Mullen.

DVD. June 8, 9, 2007 Harry S. Truman Symposium on environmental issues “From Los Alamos to the Everglades,” Key West, Florida. Composed of the following three discs: Day 1; Day 2 Part 1; and Day 2 part 2. Attendees included Dr. Michael Devine, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library; Christina Todd Whitman, speaker, formerly Governor of New Jersey; Ken Hechler; Clifton Truman Daniel; Bob Wolz, Director of the Little White House museum; Dr. Karl Brooks; James McSweeney, Regional Administrator, National Archives Southeast Region; and Mark Harvey.

May 16, 17, 2008 Harry S. Truman Symposium on immigration, Key West, Florida. Composed of the following three discs: Disc 1, Day 1; Disc 2, Day 2, Part 1; Disc 3, Day 2, Part 2. Attendees included: Dr. Michael Devine, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library; Bob Wolz, Director of the Little White House museum; Clifton Truman Daniel; Ken Hechler; Dr. Richard Kirkendall; Larry Murray reading remarks by Roger Daniels; David Rymer; Marian L. Smith; and Margo Anderson.

Date unknown “Memories of Korean War.” A Korean language video with English commentary about an American veteran of the Korean War, Thomas Nuzzo, who talks about his memories of his Korean wife and the Korean War. He is living in New York City. The video ends with views of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D. C. SBS Productions.

August 1, 1998 General Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the Enola Gay, the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, speaks on the front steps of the Harry S. Truman Library and signs copies of his book at a reception.

“Harry S. Truman: The Buck Stops Here.” Niel Johnson as Harry S. Truman is interviewed by William Rhatican. Produced at NVCC-TV Center. DVD.

May 12, 1995 Harry S. Truman Public Service Award, former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. VHS.

parts 1 and 2, October 21, 1996 Gunter Schmer and family visit the Truman Library and tour the museum. Filmed (evidently) by James Theodore Eichman. Public Events Coordinator Rita Klepac appears in the Video. 2 VHS tapes, parts 1 and 2.

Ca. March, 1997 Truman Library Director Larry Hackman introduces Professor Alonzo Hamby and Ambassador George McGee as speakers at a program and special exhibit relating to the Truman Doctrine. The exhibit may have been part of an exhibit called “50 Years Ago in the Truman Presidency.” VHS tape.

September 21, 1997. KCTV Channel 5 (CBS affiliate in Kansas City) news segment from the 10:00 news about the new film by Charles Guggenheim that will be shown at the Harry S. Truman Library. The newsman is Stan Carmack. The kick-off public showing features comments by museum curator Clay Bauske. Library AV Technician Ed Autry can be seen briefly in the projector room. Library volunteer Doris McCartney can be seen serving soda pop and popcorn to visitors. The reaction to the film from various visitors are recorded. VHS tape.

Ca. August, 1994 Recognition ceremony of the Liberators of France. This veterans ceremony is hosted by Truman Library Deputy Director Scott Roley. The guest speaker is the honorary consul of France, Dr. Octav C. Mervet (sp?). The ceremony is to honor American veterans for liberating France during World War II. VHS.

November 6, 1998 KANSAS CITY CROSSROADS, with Bill Kalahuraka, channel 41, KSHB. He interviews Sue Gentry and Mary Shaw Branton about the election of 1948 in Independence, Missouri. VHS.

1996. White House in Miniature at the Truman Library. Truman Library Director Larry Hackman introduces White House Curator Rex Scouten. Also on this video: Niel Johnson, Visitor Services Manager Jan Hoag, and Special Events Coordinator Rita Klepac. VHS.

August 31, 2000. “FOCUS GROUP” TRUMAN LIBRARY RESEARCH. VHS. Length: approx. 1 hour. October 11, 2001. Jay Hakes, Director of the Jimmy Carter Library, speaks on the subject of energy at the Presidential Advisors Seriesat the Truman Library. VHS.

June 13, 2007 “My Favorite Things” by the Directors of the Presidential Libraries, a Town Hall Meeting in which they discuss their favorite artifacts or documents from their libraries. This was a program held at the Harry S. Truman Library. The speakers include: Sharon Fawcett, head of Presidential Libraries; Warren Finch, Director of the George H. W. Bush Library; Tom Putnam, Director of the Kennedy Library; Jay Hakes, Director of the Carter Library; Emily Robison, Acting Director of the Clinton Library; Dan Holt, Director of the Eisenhower Library; Elaine Didier, Director of the Ford Library; Timothy Naftali, Director of the Nixon Library; Duke Blackwood, Director of the Reagan Library; Michael Devine, Director of the Truman Library; Timothy Walsh, Director of the Hoover Library; Cynthia Koch, Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library; Betty Sue Flowers, Director of the Johnson Library; and Nancy K. Smith, Presidential Materials Staff.

Jay Hakes, Director of the Jimmy Carter Library, speaks on the subject of energy at the Presidential Advisors Seriesat the Truman Library. VHS.

TRUMAN LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS, 1996. Clips from various news stations featuring stories about the Truman Library. Events mentioned include: Bess Truman Week; Exhibit “Our Mothers Before Us” (19th Amendment visits the Library); Truman Week (Senator Bill Bradley receives Public Service Award); Independence Day; Exhibit I’m Just Mild About Harry (political cartoons); Exhibit: “1945 Year of Decisions”; Exhibit “From Truman to Clinton: the Presidents on Time”; Thomas Eagleton Leads Institute; Library Acquisitions; Truman Receives Honorary Law Degree from Missouri Supreme Court; Whistlestop series (Ken Hechler talks about movie series); Mock Elections; Library Artifacts (Mark Beveridge); White House in Miniature. Clay Bauske and Larry Hackman can be seen on video. VHS.