Compiled by Pauline Testerman with the Assistance of Anita M. Smith, April 2018.
Fall, 1994. "Faces of War" exhibit in East Gallery (video recording of the exhibit for reference purposes.) This video was filmed by the Truman Library. VHS videotape.
Guide to Videotapes Collection in the Harry S. Truman Library
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Videotapes Collection
BESS TRUMAN'S FASHIONS A slide show presented by Jean Svadlenak during Bess Truman week at the Truman Library. An in depth look at Bess Truman's tastes in clothing in public and in private. This video was filmed by the Truman Library. VHS videotape.
Total length: 41 minutes 23 seconds
VOLUNTEER TRAINING WITH CLAY BAUSKE Museum curator Clay Bauske takes new tour guides on a tour of the museum. This video was filmed by the Truman library. VHS videotape.
Total length: 1 hour 33 minutes
50 YEARS AGO ...THIS MONTH March 1, 1995. Volunteer training video with Curator Clay Bauske. VHS videotape.
Total length: 26 minutes 30 seconds
February 13, 1995. Remarks by Reathel Odum in the Truman Library auditorium recalling her work with Bess Truman. This presentation was part of Bess Truman week at the Truman Library. C-SPAN videotaped the program and broadcast it on February 21, 1995. VHS videotape.
Total length: 40 minutes
BIOGRAPHY: HARRY S. TRUMAN Arts & Entertainment network. 2 VHS videotape copies, one master 1-inch videotape of the program. 1994.
Total length: 50 minutes
A & E'S BIOGRAPHY: HARRY S. TRUMAN World Premier Event Promo. (World premier held at Truman Library, November 17, 1994). American Cablevision, Kansas City, Missouri. VHS videotape.
Total length: 30 seconds
MARGARET TRUMAN DANIEL'S NATIONAL PRESS CLUB SPEECH September 15, 1994. VHS videotape.
Total length: 1 hour
AIR FORCE ONE: THE PLANES AND THE PRESIDENTS, FLIGHT II 1991. Elliott Sluhan Productions, hosted and narrated by Charleton Heston. (Probably an updated version of VT90-26). VHS videotape.
Total length: 90 minutes
THE SOONG SISTERS (Married to Chang Kai-shek) 1994. Episodes 1 and 2. Produced by NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation. This documentary is in the Japanese language, and was donated to the Truman Library by NHK. 2 VHS videotapes.
Total length: 2 hours
OVER HERE, OVER THERE: AMERICAN HOME LIFE AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR A supplemental teaching unit for high school students, produced by the National Archives Central Plains Region and Central Missouri State University. This videotape has an accompanying booklet. (Resources from the Truman Library were used in the making of this video). 1994. VHS videotape.
Total length: 1 hour
THE MODERN PRESIDENCY A conference of Southeast Missouri State University, held at the Truman Library, April 10, 1995. This historical conference featured interdisciplinary perspectives of the modern presidency (speakers representing political science, history, rhetoric, etc. disciplines). VHS videotape.
Total length: 1 hour
Wreath-laying ceremony (presidential) with guests from Ft. Leavenworth, attended by members of the Truman family. This was videotaped by the staff of the Truman Library. May 8, 1995. VHS videotape.
Total length: 15 minutes
American Legion Pilgrimage and Wreath-laying at the Truman gravesite, May 8, 1995. This was videotaped by the staff of the Truman Library. VHS videotape.
Total length: 15 minutes
Fourth of July ceremonies at the Truman Library, July 4, 1995. This was videotaped by Truman Library staff. VHS videotape.
Total length: Empty
AN ORDINARY MAN, AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE Harry S. Truman Library, 1994. Produced by Video Works, Inc. For the Truman Library for showing as a museum orientation film. Written by Barkley & Evergreen Public Relations Firm. VHS videotape (continuous loop tape).
Total length: 15 minutes
THE DAY AFTER TRINITY: ROBERT OPPENHEIMER & THE ATOMIC BOMB Pyramid Home Video, Santa Monica, CA 90406, 1981. Color. VHS videotape.
Total length: 88 minutes
GREAT SPEECHES, VOL. VIII The Educational Video Group, 1992. Narrated by Edward Roehling. This series of speeches includes President Truman's speech in Dexter, Iowa on September 19, 1948. The Truman segment is approximately 25 minutes in length. Other speeches includes: Bishop Fulton Sheen (Role of Communism, from his television series, 1951); John F. Kennedy ("I am a Berliner"); Ann Richards (1988 Democratic Convention keynote address); and Stokely Cormichael (1967). VHS videotape. Total length: approx. 5 hours. "HIROSHIMA: THE DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB" ABC News report with Peter Jennings. July 27, 1995. VHS videotape.
Total length: 5 hours 25 minutes
HIROSHIMA: THE DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB ABC News report with Peter Jennings. July 27, 1995. VHS videotape.
Total length: 1 hour
"RAIN OF RUIN: THE BOMBING OF NAGASAKI" 1995. Produced by the Oregon Public Broadcasting in association with Nagasaki Broadcasting Co. This was copied from Channel 19, KCPT-TV. VHS videotape – 2 copies.
Total length: 1 hour
“LASTING TIES” 1994. Independence School District. Produced by Black & Becker Productions. VHS videotape.
Total length: 15 minutes
TRUMAN An HBO Production, based on the David McCullough book, starring Gary Sinise in the title role. 1995. 2 VHS videotapes (2 copies )
Total length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Dedication of plaque donated to the Truman Library by the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. The tape begins with Channel 5, KCTV news coverage by reporter Thurman Mitchell; it is followed by Channel 41 news coverage by reporter Mark Toma. This is followed by general footage of the ceremony, including remarks by Rep. Karen McCarthy and Independence Mayor Ron Stewart. May 29, 1995. VHS videotape.
Total length: 1 hour
Truman Appreciation Day, August 5, 1995. (World War II veterans and their families participate in ceremonies to say thank you to President Truman for his decision to drop the atomic bomb which ended World War II). VHS videotape.
Total length: 1 hour
Truman Wreath-laying and Panel Discussion, August 31, 1995. VHS videotape.
Total length: 2 hours