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Funeral Activities for Harry S. Truman - Home Movies Part 1

Home movie footage shows funeral activities for former president Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri. Military units marching down the street, scenes outside the Carson Funeral Home and the Truman home, and crowds gathering at the Truman Library. Military units participating in activities at the library including the firing of artillery and overhead flights. The hearse carrying the remains of Mr. Truman arriving at the library.

Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")

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.