President Truman Visits King George
Newsreel showing President Harry S. Truman visiting with British King George VI aboard the HMS Renown at the port of Plymouth in England.
Presidential trips
Visit of the President of the United States to Mexico, March 3-6, 1947
Footage was shot by Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan when he accompanied President Harry S. Truman on a trip to Mexico City, March 3 - 6, 1947. See also MP76-38 and MP2006-27 for the same trip but different footage.
Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman in Ottawa During a Presidential Visit
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King (left) speaks with Margaret Truman (second from left); while Governor General of Canada Harold Alexander (third from left) and Margaret Diana Alexander, Countess Alexander of Tunis (third from right), pose with President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and First Lady Bess Truman (right). The Trumans are shown here in Ottawa, Canada, attending a formal white-tie dinner in their honor. The caption of the photo album page reads "A good-will mission completed." From an album called "Visit of President Truman to Ottawa, June 10-12, 1947."
Clifton Daniel Family - Home Movie - 1962
Home movies by Clifton Daniel, showing the activities of his family, Margaret Truman Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel, and William Wallace Daniel, as well as Margaret's father, former president Harry S. Truman. Shows scenes at the Daniel home in New York, at an unidentified beach, the Truman home in Independence, MO, Central Park in New York, and President John F. Kennedy's motorcade through New York, as seen from the Daniel apartment. The boys dress in costumes throughout the footage.
President Truman Arrives at Waller Field in Trinidad
President Harry S. Truman and his party arrive on the presidential plane Independence at Waller Field, Trinidad, BWI. They are greeted by the commanding officer, Col. John M. Schweizer, Jr. They are on a stop over on their way to Brazil. This is a recording of the Radio Trinidad broadcast of the arrival. Donated by Suzan Schweizer.
35th Division Reunion, St. Louis
Color home movie of scenes from the 35th Division reunion in St. Louis, Missouri, attended by President Harry S. Truman. Mr. Truman fought with the 35th Division in World War I.
Interview with Governor William H. Hastie of the Virgin Islands by Mary Margaret McBride
NBC Radio host Mary Margaret McBride visits the Virgin Islands and gives her impressions of the territory. Her interview with Governor William H. Hastie starts on part four of this recording. A discussion of race relations in the Virgin Islands is found on part five. A discussion of President Harry S. Truman's recent visit to the Virgin Islands is found on part seven. Parts nine and ten contain mostly commercials for food products.
Commentary on the Homecoming of President Truman to Independence, Missouri from U.N. Conference
Commentary on the homecoming of President Harry S. Truman to Independence, Missouri from the U.N. Conference in San Francisco. Includes interviews with William Southern (owner of the Independence Examiner newspaper), Henry Bundschu, Mize Peters, and paper boy Johnny Southern. One of the commentators is William Hillman. President Truman does not speak. Recorded in three parts.
John F. Kennedy with a Group of Unidentified Men at the Houston Space Center
President John F. Kennedy is shown with a group of unidentified men during a trip to the Houston Space Center.
President Truman, Bess and Margaret walk down the steps from their plane upon arrival at Key West
President Harry S. Truman, Bess, and Margaret Truman walk down the steps of their plane (the Independence) upon arrival at Key West, Florida, for a three-week vacation. See 92-210 for a similar pose.