President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. To the right of the President are: Bucky Harris, New York Yankees; President Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators; and Casey Stengel, manager of the New York Yankees. Vice President Alben Barkley and Bess Wallace Truman are to the left of President Truman. Behind Vice President Barkley is General Harry Vaughan. Behind President Truman is Averell Harriman. Standing behind Bucky Harris is President Truman's secretary, Matthew Connelly.
Newsreel stories showing President Truman's announcement that he would not seek the presidency in 1952, a parade for President Truman in which Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis are participants, and the visits to Washington, DC of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and President Mossadegh of Iran.
Newsreel footage primarily concerning President Truman's speech of July 28, 1950 to the American people about the Korean War, and also news reports of the war. Other scenes on this film show President Truman signing various bills, traveling to a reunion of the 35th Division, and presenting a medal to Vice President Alben Barkley.
Excellent newsreel footage concerning President Truman and the 1948 presidential campaign, election, and inauguration day in 1949.
Good quality newsreel coverage of the Truman inauguration, January 20, 1949, including pre-inaugural scenes, a portion of the inaugural address, and some of the inaugural parade.
Vice President Alben W. Barkley is shown with the family of Daniel J. Leary on the tarmac at Joplin Municipal Airport in Joplin, Missouri. The other family members are unidentified. Given by the family of Roberta McGowan.