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Motion Picture MP2002-263A

Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series “Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman”)

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
180 feet
Running Time
2 minutes 40 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
magnetic soundtrack
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Undetermined
Received
From the will of Harry S. Truman
Keywords
Secret service
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Description

Former president Harry S. Truman talks about security measures needed around his home in Independence, MO. Sound only.

People Mentioned
Hoover, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1903-1969
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Speakers
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Date(s)
1961 - 1963

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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems

Shot List

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Harry S. Truman speaking:

0:00    That fence was put up for the purpose of protecting the property. Herbert Hoover told me the souvenir hunters took the door knobs off his house. I don’t like that fence. Souvenir hunters aren’t real Americans; they just want to accumulate stuff and throw them away.

The Secret Service put an iron fence around the property (Truman home). One lady pulled in when the gate was left open and began pulling up Mrs. Truman’s white tulips. When the guard questioned her, she said Mrs. Truman wouldn’t mind if she took some tulips.

2:04  Ends.