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Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008

Daniel Family Vacations and Celebrations, c. 1968

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.

Daniel Family Vacations and Celebrations, c. 1973

This silent home movie footage, presumably shot by E. Clifton Daniel, shows members of the Daniel family, including E. Clifton Daniel, Margaret Truman Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel, Harrison Gates Daniel, and Thomas Washington Daniel; former first lady Bess Truman; former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Drucie Snyder Horton, John Horton, and other Horton/Snyder family members.

Portions of this footage are closed for privacy reasons.

Daniel Family Vacation to Europe, 1969

Presumably shot by E. Clifton Daniel, this silent home movie footage shows Margaret Truman Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel, and William Wallace Daniel as they travel in London and Woodstock, England, August-September 1969. In London, it shows: the Goring Hotel; Duke of Wellington equestrian statue; Palace of Westminster (Parliament); Westminster Bridge; Westminster Abbey; Tower of London; St. Paul's Cathedral; Victoria Memorial; changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace; Nelson's Column; Trafalgar Square.

Daniel Family Vacations and Celebrations, c. 1969

This silent home movie shows various scenes of Daniel family activities, c. 1969. It shows family members William Wallace Daniel, Thomas Washington Daniel, Harrison Gates Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel, Clifton Daniel, and Margaret Truman Daniel: at Point 'O Woods, New York, on a boat; visiting "Alice's House;" at the beach where lifeguards rescue a boy; wearing curly blond wigs; taking swimming lessons; swimming in the ocean. At the Daniel apartment, playing with toys; celebrating William's birthday. A visit to Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Duquesne Works (US Steel) in Pennsylvania.

Margaret Truman Daniel and Clifton Daniel Family Home Movie

This silent home movie shows the Daniel family celebrating Thomas Washington Daniel's birthday at home with a group of his friends.  Then it jumps to Christmas day at the Daniel home, where E. Clifton Daniel and Margaret Truman Daniel watch as their sons Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel, Harrison Gates Daniel, and Thomas Washington Daniel open gifts. 

Margaret Truman Daniel and Clifton Daniel Family Home Movie

This silent home movie, presumably shot by E. Clifton Daniel, shows the Daniel family at home in their New York apartment. Specifically, Clifton Truman Daniel getting dressed in a tuxedo, while his mother, Margaret Truman Daniel, and two brothers Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel, peek around the door. Clifton walks down the stairs in his tails and white tie, and Margaret makes some final adjustments on his bow tie. Clifton sits dramatically at the piano as though he were about to give a performance. 

Margaret Truman Daniel and Clifton Daniel Family Home Movie

This silent home movie footage, presumably shot by E. Clifton Daniel, shows the Margaret Truman Daniel touring the ancient ruins of Greece, including the Erechtheion at the Acropolis in Athens, the Temple of Poseidon at the Sounion, and the Lion Gate and fortified city at Mycenae.

It jumps to the Daniel boys in domestic scenes, at the table, jumping through a sprinkler, Clifton Truman Daniel tying a bowtie (see also MP2014-17).