Motion Picture MP76-40
President Truman in Key West and the Everglades
Administrative Information
Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
1026 feet
Running Time
28 minutes 30 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
silent
Color
Black & White
Produced by
United States Navy
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
President Truman's trip to Key West, Florida and to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There is a clip of members of Truman's staff visiting Havana.
Date(s)
1946 - 1948
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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture
Shot List
- Reel 1
0:00 | “Key West – March 1, 1947,” President holds a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House. | |
0:20 | Scenes of the Press Conference. | |
1:40 | “Key West – March 1, 1947” – “On the way to the fishing grounds” (fishing scenes). | |
4:00 | Scenes at Ft. Taylor – Landry, Ayers, Dennison explore. | |
4:45 | Scenes at beach (Truman drives car – brief). | |
6:30 | “The End” and blank. | |
7:15 | “Happy Islanders Live the Road,” Tour of St. Croix Island, scenes of the countryside taken from a car. | |
8:30 | Truman speaks to crowd, February 23, 1948. | |
9:00 | Motorcade. | |
9:30 | Leaving Fredericksted. | |
10:35 | Guantanamo, Cuba, February 25, 1948. | |
12:15 | Flying to Key West. | |
12:35 | Ft. Taylor again. | |
13:00 | “Truman Beach.” | |
13:25 | Submarine goes to sea. | |
13:45 | Scenes at Key West. | |
15:00 | Truman drives car (brief). | |
15:15 | Havana, Cuba – several of staff visit. Scenes of city. | |
16:45 | Truman visits Submarine Requin, February 28, 1948. | |
17:15 | Blank. | |
18:45 | “President Truman Third Visit to Key West.” | |
19:00 | “The Sacred Cow Lands at Boca Chica.” | |
19:45 | Truman deplanes. Mayor Adams and United States Navy brass greet him. | |
21:05 | Truman photographs staff. | |
21:25 | Truman on Submarine U2513, November 21, 1946. | |
23:15 | Playing on submarine beach (no Truman). | |
24:30 | Naples AAF, (Florida) Truman visits. | |
26:00 | Tour of Everglades (Florida). | |
27:00 | Dedication of Everglades National Park (Crowd scenes - Truman speaks) December 6, 1947. | |
28:15 | Scenes in the park. |