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).
This silent home movie footage, presumably shot by E. Clifton Daniel, shows Margaret Truman Daniel with son Thomas Washington Daniel at Camp Lanakila in Fairlee, Vermont, c. 1972. Various views of the camp are shown including Thomas at his tent cabin, a home-made castle, a totem pole, boys swimming near docks, a tennis match, a baseball game, climbing a rope bridge, and swinging on a swing set.
Margaret Truman Daniel and Clifton Daniel shown briefly at an unknown estate at unknown location near a river. Unidentified people are seen swimming in the river and relaxing on a patio. Probably circa 1956-1959.
Home movie footage of Margaret Truman Daniel and E. Clifton Daniel, Jr., vacationing in Bermuda with friends, probably sometime between 1956-1959.
This home movie shows a brief clip of President Harry S. Truman visiting Visalia, California on his whistle stop train tour during the 1948 presidential campaign. The remainder of the footage shows unrelated footage of the family of Glenn Sheets and Betty Sheets.
Merle Miler interviews former president Harry S. Truman. They discuss the 1948 campaign, Margaret and Bess's involvement in it, the whistle stop tour, inaccurate press coverage of it, watching the 1948 RNC, and the inaccurate polling. He also reviews the campaigns of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, and Andrew Jackson. Sound and picture.
Former president Truman acknowledges the toll that the presidency takes on family members. He recalls how Bess Truman and Margaret Truman reacted to Secret Service. He also recalls a conversation he had with President Garfield's son about his life in the White House.
Former President Harry S. Truman recalls that when he became president, he was worried about the effect it would have on his wife, Bess Truman, and his daughter, Margaret Truman.