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Motion Picture MP2002-439

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

Administrative Information

Footage
140 feet
Running Time
3 minutes 59 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description

Merle Miller interviews Harry S. Truman about the Grandview farm. Sound only.

Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963

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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems

Shot List

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Reel 1

0:00   Merle Miller asks Harry S. Truman about the Grandview farmhouse. He responds to Mr. Miller's questions throughout this soundtrack.
    Harry S. Truman states that the Grandview house was built in 1894. "The original house was built in the 1840s. The original house burned down in 1892 and was replaced."
0:43   Mr. Truman states that the farm at Grandview that he, his brother and sister inherited, had 600 acres. His grandfather had previously owned 5,000 or 6,000 acres which were sold. "You'll find his name on nearly every abstract of every title in southwest Jackson County."
1:30   Mr. Truman states that he went back to farming in 1906, used a gang plow, made by the Emerson Company, and grew corn, wheat, oats, and clover in rotation. He discusses using horses and mules and the importance of planting in straight rows.
3:00  

Harry S. Truman discusses how the community had parties and also met at various locations to discuss local, state, and national affairs. "We'd meet at the handiest place . . . and we'd always have a good time." Sometimes they'd meet at Hickman's Mill, Raytown, Belton, or Grandview.