President Harry S. Truman waves as he shakes the hand of Vice Presidential nominee Alben Barkley from the rear platform of the presidential campaign train. Margaret Truman also appears on the the platform. The president promised Senator Barkley that he would "fight like hell" to get elected, as they embark from Union Station in Washington, DC, on a 19-state election tour. From: Chicago Sun-Times.
First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman smile from the rear platform of a train in Independence, Missouri. After voting in the mid-term election earlier that morning, the Trumans were leaving on a Baltimore & Ohio train from Independence to Washington, D.C.
Sound recording, apparently taped off-the-air, of music interrupted by news coverage of Harry S. Truman's funeral from Independence, MO. Most of the recording is music, but at about 27:15 of side one, radio DJ Army Specialist Bob Meyer interrupts the music to bring the Group W news feed of former president Harry S. Truman's funeral services at the Harry S. Truman Library. On this day, the casket was being unloaded from the hearse and moved into the Library lobby for viewing. President Nixon and former president Johnson were scheduled to appear later in the day.
President Harry S. Truman and Margaret Truman appear on the rear platform of a train at a whistlestop appearance in Fargo, North Dakota.
Merle Miller talks to Jane Chiles (childhood friend of Harry S. Truman and Margaret Truman’s teacher) and her sister Susan Chiles. This excerpt is the same as part of a larger interview in MP2002-601, from 11:58 to 23:12. Sound only.
President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley in the viewing stand, laughing at a passing float during the Inaugural Parade. First Lady Bess Truman and Margaret Truman are seen in the front row, left. Others are unidentified.
Former President Harry S. Truman stands in front of the Truman Home with his daughter, Margaret Truman, on her wedding day. Bystanders are unidentified. Photo was taken and donated by John R. Banks.
Left to right: Sarah Churchill, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Margaret Truman attend a dinner at Anderson House in Washington, DC, given by Secretary of State Dean Acheson (not pictured).
This silent home movie footage shows Daniel family activities, including swimming in a pool, Christmas in New York, visiting a children's zoo, and birthday celebrations. Former first lady Bess Truman is included in this film.
This silent home movie footage shows the Daniel family visiting Florida and elsewhere, in 1966. It includes the activities of E. Clifton Daniel, Margaret Truman Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel, Harrison Gates Daniel, and baby Thomas Washington Daniel, plus their unidentified nanny. A portion of this footage is closed for privacy reasons.