Television

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) at a desk with Dr. Franklin Murphy (Chancellor of the University of Kansas) during a rehearsal for the Ford Foundation TV program "Excursion." WDAF-TV crew and technicians also appear in the photo. They are at the University of Kansas.

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) at a desk with Dr. Franklin Murphy (at left) during a rehearsal for the Ford Foundation television program "Excursion." Dr. Murphy is the Chancellor of the University of Kansas. WDAF-TV crew and technicians also appear in photo. They are at the University of Kansas.

Smiling, former President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with his sister, Mary Jane Truman, on the occasion of his television appearance in the Ford Foundation program, "Excursion."

Dr. Franklin Murphy, Chancellor of the University of Kansas, is looking at his watch as he meets with technicians preparing for former President Truman's televised appearance in the Ford Foundation program "Excursion."

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) at his desk with Dr. Franklin Murphy, during a rehearsal for his appearance on Ford Foundation television program "Excursion." Dr. Murphy is the Chancellor at the University of Kansas. WDAF-TV crew and technicians appear in the photo. They are at the University of Kansas.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) at a desk with Dr. Franklin Murphy (Chancellor of the University of Kansas) during rehearsal for Mr. Truman's appearance on the Ford Foundation television program "Excursion." WDAF-TV crew and technicians also appear in the photo. They are at the University of Kansas.

Former President Harry S. Truman at a desk with Dr. Franklin Murphy (Chancellor of the University of Kansas) during a rehearsal for the Ford Foundation television program "Excursion." WDAF-TV crew and technicians also appear in photos. They are at the University of Kansas.

Robert C. Goodwin, Director of the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Employment Security, is seated on the far right and is participating in a television interview for KMOX-TV in St. Louis, Missouri. Others in view are not identified. Mr. Goodwin was in there to discuss a youth demonstration project in connection with schools in the area. See also 2012-2868.

Strike of television workers during Republican Convention in Philadelphia. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo No. 306-NT-135.

Unidentified television broadcast from N.H.K. TV studio in Japan.