Motion Picture MP2014-26
Administrative Information
Silent home movie coverage of the Daniel family, c. 1968. This footage includes celebrations and vacations of Margaret Truman Daniel, her husband Clifton Daniel, their children Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel, Harrison Gates Daniel, and Thomas Washington Daniel; plus Margaret's parents, former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman. Includes Christmas celebrations, winter scenes, vacation in Key West, Florida, a visit to the Ernest Hemingway house, a baseball game, a birthday celebration, and a visit to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Shot List
00:00 Christmas – William Wallace Daniel, Harrison Gates Daniel, and Thomas Washington Daniel in front of Christmas tree and unopened presents.
00:10 William Wallace Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel, and Harrison Gates Daniel opening presents.
00:21 Unidentified young woman seated with coffee cup and saucer.
00:24 Margaret Truman Daniel and sons near Christmas tree and presents.
00:41 Margaret Truman Daniel opens present, which is a bathrobe.
00:45 Daniel children look at Christmas stockings.
00:51 Daniel children play with their presents.
00:56 Clifton Truman Daniel walking with Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel.
01:03 Daniel boys on airplane.
01:08 Winter scene.
01:40 Daniel children sledding/playing in snow.
02:27 Margaret Truman Daniel brings out chocolate birthday cake, lit with candles, sets it in front of Harrison Gates Daniel, who blows out candles.
02:39 Unidentified young woman – possibly a Nanny.
02:42 Unidentified woman in chef/maid attire.
02:47 Harrison Gates Daniel opens presents.
02:55 William Wallace Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel play with beach ball.
03:07 William Wallace Daniel with black eye.
03:09 Unidentified Naval Officer in uniform outside unidentified location.
03:11 Plane arriving at Key West, Florida.
03:20 News cameras and members of the press on landing area of airport.
03:31 Margaret Truman Daniel with Daniel children greets Bess Truman and Harry S. Truman.
03:38 Daniel family, nanny, Harry and Bess Truman, depart from airport.
03:48 Unidentified people at airport smile for camera.
03:51 William Wallace Daniel and Clifton Truman Daniel depart unknown building.
03:57 Thomas Washington Daniel sits on tree branch held by African-American nanny. Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel are sitting on branches higher up in tree.
04:05 Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel on lounge chairs near palm trees.
04:08 Close-up of Harry S. Truman in lawn chair.
04:11 Close-up of Bess Truman in lawn chair.
04:13 Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel in swimming pool.
04:18 Margaret Truman Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel in lounge chair.
04:20 Daniel children playing in sand.
04:26 Nanny on beach with Daniel family.
04:39 Thomas Washington Daniel, Harrison Gates Daniel and William Wallace Daniel, with nanny seated on antique train.
04:46 Close-up of unidentified woman.
04:48 Entrance to guarded military installation.
04:52 Overhauled ships. Unidentified residence. Building with sign “Audubon House”. Ernest Hemingway Home.
05:11 Daniel family in pool with unidentified man.
05:15 Thomas Washington Daniel on sidewalk.
05:18 Harrison Gates Daniel near pool.
05:28 Daniel children and nanny walk with Harry S. Truman.
06:01 Clifton Daniel with Daniel children and Harry S. Truman.
06:07 Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel dressed in oversize costumes and hats with feathers. Harrison Gates Daniel holds an inflated baseball bat marked “Dodgers.”
06:19 Harry S. Truman enters plane for departure. Margaret Truman Daniel departs plane.
06:23 Plane begins departure on runway.
06:45 Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel with young woman on sidewalk in Key West.
07:01 New York – Harrison Gates Daniel, William Wallace Daniel and Clifton Truman Daniel in Arabic headdresses.
07:07 Thomas Washington Daniel poses for camera.
07:10 William Wallace Daniel with other unidentified boys seated outdoors at table in unidentified sports stadium.
07:17 Large sign (unreadable) at outdoor stadium.
07:21 Major League baseball game in progress.
07:43 Unidentified lady, in box at stadium.
07:45 same as 7:21
07:49 Harrison Gates Daniel in tuxedo and painted on beard and mustache. He pretends he is conducting an orchestra.
07:52 Margaret Truman Daniel carries birthday cake to Thomas Washington Daniel while Harrison Gates Daniel looks on.
07:56 Thomas Washington Daniel blows out candles on cake, helped, by Harrison Gates Daniel.
08:02 Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel seated at an outdoor café.
08:05 Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel seated with unidentified children on wagon, being pulled by pony.
08:08 Thomas Washington Daniel chases pigeon in park.
08:12 Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel on teeter-totter and swings.
08:28 Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel at water fountain and sand box.
08:44 Thomas Washington Daniel at playground with other unidentified children.
08:55 Toy boats on lake at Central Park.
09:06 Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel on swings.
09:10 Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel line up for camera.
09:12 Unidentified coach hands out basketball shirts, imprinted with letter “A”. Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel are wearing them.
09:21 Harrison Gates Daniel and William Wallace Daniel walk in woods.
09:25 Harrison Gates Daniel, William Wallace Daniel, and unidentified boys sit on bleachers under a large Christian cross.
09:39 William Wallace Daniel in shirt marked “A” near lake.
09:40 Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel and other unidentified boys in “A” shirts walk on volleyball court for game.
09:52 Harrison Gates Daniel in Indian headdress with feather.
09:54 Volleyball game.
10:02 Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel walk down stairs in pajamas and jump over last two steps.
10:09 Clifton Truman Daniel holding Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel.
10:12 William Wallace Daniel holding Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel.
10:14 Margaret Truman Daniel with Thomas Washington Daniel, William Wallace Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel.
10:17 Thomas Washington Daniel seated on chair.
10:20 Clifton Daniel with Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel.
10:28 From distance, Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel, with nanny and Margaret Truman Daniel, enter station wagon.
10:44 Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel on stairs.
10:49 William Wallace Daniel in fedora hat.
10:54 Close-up of inflatable airplane.
11:00 Clifton Truman Daniel in fedora hat.
11:06 Clifton Truman Daniel dressed as cardboard robot. Harrison Gates Daniel stands near-by.
11:19 Clifton Truman Daniel in Frankenstein-like mask.
11:22 Thomas Washington Daniel eating banana.
11:25 William Wallace Daniel reading story to Thomas Washington Daniel.
11:31 Clifton Truman Daniel lifts Harrison Gates Daniel over his head in feat of strength.
11:36 New York City – Daniel apartment – Close-up of stacked red and white cardboard blocks. Near by are other gifts, some unopened.
11:54 Margaret Truman Daniel at fireplace filling Christmas stockings.
12:00 Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel playing with blocks.
12:11 Clifton Truman Daniel, in new football helmet and jersey, opens Christmas gifts.
12:13 William Wallace Daniel, in new football jersey, opens gifts.
12:16 Harrison Gates Daniel plays with stuffed toy.
12:19 Thomas Washington Daniel and Harrison Gates Daniel in paper owl costumes. Margaret Truman Daniel and Clifton Truman Daniel are seen in background.
12:24 Daniel children pose in front of piano. Margaret Truman Daniel brings out chocolate birthday cake for Harrison Gates Daniel – he blows out candles.
12:46 Harrison Gates Daniel with birthday presents.
12:53 Black and white Commercial film with titles: “Colonial Williamsburg. The 18th century capital of the colony of Virginia”
15:46 End of “Colonial Williamsburg” film.
15:50 Sign: “Colonial Motor Inn Motel” in St. Petersburg, Florida.
15:57 News van for WBTV-Charlotte is seen.
16:02 Newscasters toss baseballs to Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel, and other unidentified boys.
16:13 Sign: “New York Mets/1969 World Champions/Huggins-Stengel Field/St. Petersburg, Florida”
16:17 Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel toss baseball near center of baseball diamond, where the Mets are practicing.
16:21 Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel shake hands with unidentified baseball celebrity on Mets practice field.
16:23 Same as 16:17, except they post with an unidentified man (possibly baseball player) who is wearing a suit, shirt and tie.
16:38 Clifton Daniel with unidentified man from 16:23 on baseball diamond of Mets practice field.
16:51 William Wallace Daniel and Clifton Truman Daniel, as in 16:17
17:00 Unidentified men watching practice – they set up cameras.
17:10 Unidentified African-American man taking snapshots with camera.
17:12 Men from 17:00 watching practice.
17:15 Clifton Daniel with men from 17:00 and man from 16:23.
17:25 William Wallace Daniel jumps off diving board. He is joined by Clifton Truman Daniel who also jumps off diving board.
17:50 Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel (in Sunday attire) eat meal outdoors in lawn chairs. Other unidentified boys and girls are seen with them.
18:08 Two unidentified women seated outdoors, in conversation, one of them is smoking a cigarette.
18:12 Small group of unidentified men engaged in conversation, most likely journalists.
18:14 Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel in military cadet uniforms, pose with other cadets on balcony of unidentified building (Knickerbocker Grays).
18:30 Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel, with unidentified woman, descend steps of unidentified building.
18:40 Exterior of unidentified building. Military cadets (among whom are Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel) begin marching in parade. A military band follows them.
18:55 Close-ups of William Wallace Daniel and Clifton Truman Daniel on parade.
19:06 Protestors on sidewalk holding anti-military signs.
19:30 As parade continues, the cadets in formation enter unidentified building. The protestors are standing nearby.
19:45 The cadets leave unidentified building and march back to starting point.
19:59 Close-up of William Wallace Daniel and Clifton Truman Daniel marching.
20:08 Cadets continue marching, with police escort.
20:19 Couple in wedding attire.
20:21 William Wallace Daniel and Clifton Truman Daniel and other cadets re-assemble on balcony.
20:30 Thomas Washington Daniel opens presents with Clifton Truman Daniel and William Wallace Daniel looking on.
20:50 Thomas Washington Daniel, William Wallace Daniel, and Harrison Gates Daniel play with presents.
21:05 Clifton Truman Daniel brings chocolate birthday cake, with lit candles. Thomas Washington Daniel blows out candles.
21:14 Harrison Gates Daniel plays with present.
21:20 END