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Ridge, Albert A. (Albert Alphonso), 1898-1967

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

Judge Albert Ridge describes Harry S. Truman in the context of the era he lived and served. He recalls his childhood in the Kansas City area. He describes Truman as outspoken, sincere, interested in people, and the quality of his leadership of Battery D in World War I. He speaks of the moral and community values of the Truman family.

 

Because this is an interview with someone other than Mr. Truman, the copyright to this segment is unclear.

Battery D Dinner celebrating the election of President Roosevelt and Vice President-elect Truman

Battery D Dinner celebrating the election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President-elect Harry S. Truman. At table, left to right: James B. Conway, Newell T. Paterson, Morris Glen Riley, Frank Stanley, Edward D. McKim, Harry S. Truman, Eugene P. Donnelly, John H. Thacher, Col. Harry Vaughan, Godfrey C. Downey, Verne F. Chaney, Fred E. Junion, John M. Carnie. First row standing: Frank Sargart, Ralph W. Taylor, Harry E. Whitney, Carl Pat Reilly, Fred Weiderman, Samuel Dantzig, Francis G. McGowan, Ed Gerye, Charles L. Fredericks, Frank E. Spina, Lawrence F. Becker, Leo J.

Former President Harry S. Truman Attends Liberty Memorial Re-Dedication

Former President Harry S. Truman rides in a vintage car down a street in Kansas City, Missouri to the 40th anniversary re-dedication ceremony for Liberty Memorial. In the backseat of the car are former President Truman (left) and Admiral Arleigh Burke (right). In the front seat of the car are Judge Albert Ridge (left) and Stanford S. Block (right). They are riding in a car of the type that would have been used for the original dedication in 1921. Others in the photo are unidentified. Donor: Robert Rosenthal.

Former President Harry S. Truman Attends Liberty Memorial Re-Dedication

Former President Harry S. Truman rides in a vintage car down a street in Kansas City, Missouri to the 40th anniversary re-dedication ceremony for Liberty Memorial. In the backseat of the car are former President Truman (left) and Admiral Arleigh Burke (right). In the front seat of the car are Judge Albert Ridge (left) and Stanford S. Block (right). They are riding in a 1918 Locomobile, a car of the type that would have been used for the original dedication in 1921. Others in the photo are unidentified. Donor: Robert Rosenthal.

Members of Battery D with French Artillery Piece

Veterans of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, former President Harry S. Truman's unit in World War I, stand with a French 75 mm artillery piece that was donated to the Truman Library. From left to right: Unidentified, Edward P. Meisburger, Glenn B. Woods, Judge Albert A. Ridge, Tom O'Hare, John T. Naulty, M. J. Flynn, Fred Cunningham, T. Woods, Francis G. McGowan, Frank J. Spina, Eugene Donnelly, C. J. Sampson, Carl A. Hamma, Henry Hortsman, Ralph W. Taylor, and Francis J. Yeager.

Meeting of the Harry S. Truman Institute for National and International

Members of the Harry S. Truman Institute for National and International Affairs meet in the Research Room of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. Seated from left to right are Boyd Shafer, James V. Jones, Carleton F. Scofield, G.L. Cross, W.D. Aeschbacher, Dexter Perkins, Julian P. Boyd, Virgil M. Hancher, Wayne C. Grover, Francis H. Heller, Earl Warren, former President Harry S. Truman, Elmer Ellis, Philip C. Brooks, Tom L. Evans, Thomas C. Blaisdell Jr., Earl J. McGrath, Thomas N. Eliot, Samuel P. Hays, Louis B. Wright, W. Clarke Wescoe, James L.

Meeting of the Harry S. Truman Institute for National and International Affairs

Members of the Harry S. Truman Institute for National and International Affairs meet in the Research Room of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. Seated from left to right are Boyd Shafer, James V. Jones, Carleton F. Scofield, G.L. Cross, W.D. Aeschbacher, Dexter Perkins, Julian P. Boyd, Virgil M. Hancher, Wayne C. Grover, Francis H. Heller, Earl Warren, former President Harry S. Truman, Elmer Ellis, Philip C. Brooks, Tom L. Evans, Thomas C. Blaisdell Jr., Earl J. McGrath, Thomas N. Eliot, Samuel P. Hays, Louis B. Wright, W. Clarke Wescoe, James L.