Guide to Videotapes Collection in the Harry S. Truman Library

“Mission Accomplished” monologue as Harry S. Truman given by Floyd T. Bode to a travel club in Iowa. Mr. Bode relates his experiences worldwide of being a Harry Truman look-alike. He then presents a monologue composed of excerpts from President Truman’s memoirs and speeches. Mr. Bode was invited to visit the Truman Library in 1977 by Dr. Ben Zobrist. He recounts his visit and the people he met while touring the Library. VHS

TRUMAN LEGACY SYMPOSIUM – “TRUMAN’S CIVIL RIGHTS LEGACY” Florida Keys Community College May 14 & 15, 2004 This is a series of five discs covering the two day symposium. Viewing difficulties with all discs. DISC 1 – Opening of the symposium with introductions and comments by Professor Robert Watson. Ed Swift of Historic Tours of America introduced various government officials. Also attending were Ken Hechler, Clifton Truman Daniel, Scott Roley from the Truman Library and Bob Wolz. 25 minutes DISC 2 – Dr. Robert Watson comments and introductions. Clifton Truman Daniel comments. 20 minutes. Gov. Michael Dukakis closing remarks not viewable. DISC 3 – Speaker Congresswoman Carrie Meek. 15 minutes. Speech not complete. Congressman John Lewis’s speech not viewable. DISC 4 – Consists of three panel discussions. Panelists are: Dr. John Davis, Howard University; Dr. Ray Geselbracht, Truman Presidential Library; Dr. Tom Lansford, University of Southern Mississippi; Dr. Raymond Frey, Centenary College. Viewing difficulties. DISC 5 – Roundtable discussion with Ken Hechler, Rex Scouten, Prof. Robert Ferrell, and Scott Roley from the Truman Presidential Library. 15 minutes – ends in mid-discussion. 5 DVDs (Mini-dv of disc 5; found in Research Room).

TRUMAN LEGACY SYMPOSIUM – “QUEST FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST”. Florida Keys Community College May 13 & 14, 2005 Consists of three discs covering the activities of the two day symposium. DISC 1 – Opening reception with attending dignitaries identified. Comments by Dr. Robert Watson, Florida Atlantic University. Ed Swift, Historic Tours of America comments. Presentation by Neil Johnson, impersonator of President Truman from the Truman Presidential Library. Disc ends in mid-speech by Professor Alan Berger. 25 minutes DISC 2 – First section: Panel discussion with panelists Dr. Robert Watson, Dr. Tom Lansford, Rabbi Bruce Warshal, and Dr. Ahrar Ahmad. Remarks by Clifton Truman Daniel. Second section: - keynote speaker William Brown. Third section – Roundtable discussion with Ken Hechler, Dr. Michael Benson, Dr Asher Naim. DISC 3 – Panel discussion with above noted panelists. Also contains keynote address by Congresswoman Pat Schroeder. 3 DVDs

HARRY S. TRUMAN SYMPOSIUM – TRUMAN AND AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS – Key West, Florida – May 19 & 20, 2006 Composed of the following 3 discs: DISC 1 – Opening remarks by Ed Swift, Historic Tours of America; Tina Osceola, Executive Director of Cypress Seminole Reservation; Billy Cypress representing Miccosukee Tribe. 45 minutes. DISC 2 – Michael Devine, Director of the Truman Presidential Library and Museum remarks and introduction of: Clifton Truman Daniel, Ken Hechler, and Brian Hosmer. Address by Frederick Hoxie, Author and Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago. 1 hour 10 minutes. DISC 3 – Panel composed of: David Wilkins, University of Minnesota; Helen Tanner, Newberry Library; John Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund; Harry Kersey, Florida Atlantic University; and Jessica Cattelino, University of Chicago.

3 DVD VIETNAM AND THE PRESIDENCY – A conference sponsored by all the Presidential Libraries and the National Archives on March 10 & 11, 2006 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Composed of 7 discs as follows: DISC 1 – Opening Conference Welcome; How We Got In: The United States, Asia and Vietnam. George Herring, Robert Schulzinger, Marilyn Young, Allen Weinstein and Deborah Leff. DISC 2 – Vietnam and Presidential Tapes. David Kaiser, Timothy Naftali, Jeffrey Kimball, Sharon Fawcett. DISC 3 – Keynote Speaker – David Halberstam DISC 4 – Second Day Welcome by Caroline Kennedy. Video Presentation by former President Jimmy Carter and Brian Williams. Inside the White House – Part 1; Alexander Haig, Henry Kissinger, Theodore Sorensen, Jack Valenti, Brian Williams. DISC 5 – Inside the White House – Part 2; Alexander Haig, Henry Kissinger, Theodore Sorensen, Jack Valenti, Brian Williams. DISC 6 – The Media and the Role of Public Opinion - Stephen Bell, Frances Fitzgerald, Dan Rather, Brian Williams. DISC 7 – Lesson Learned – Wesley Clark, Chuck Hagel, Bob Herbert, Pete Peterson, Brian Williams 7 DVDs

PEACE IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA-UNITED STATES ALLIANCE. International Forum in Commemoration of 50th Year of Republic of Korea-United States Alliance. Grand Ballroom, Plaza Hotel, Seoul Korea – March 21, 2003. Participating: The Institute 21 for Peach Studies; Harry S. Truman Presidential Library Institute, USA; Asian Affairs Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. Korean language - VHS

BERGA – SOLDIERS OF ANOTHER WAR. American GIs trapped in the tragedy of the Holocaust – an untold story. Film by Charles Guggenheim – PBS home video. American soldiers captured in the Battle of the Bulge who were sent to a concentration camp at Buchenwald. Black and White – DVD

INTERVIEW WITH ALGER HISS – 1981 – KCOS TV, El Paso, Texas Interview by Dr. Kenton Clymer. Interview is discussion of Mr. Hiss’ trials and and conviction of spying for the Russian government. Mr. Hiss was accused by Whitaker Chambers during hearing of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. Mr. Hiss’ served 44 months in federal prison after his conviction. He was currently, at the time of the interview, seeking vindication using material secured under the Freedom of Information Act. VHS – Black and White

BIOGRAPHY OF DAVID BEN-GURION – 1963 - narrated by Mike Wallace. Covers the years 1886 through 1957. Ben-Gurion was born in Poland in 1886 and named David Gruen. He was given the honorary name of Ben-Gurion because of his work with the Zionist Movement. During WWI, Ben-Gurion was exiled to New York because of his Zionist activities, and married while there. This video consists of original film footage of Ben-Gurion during his years in Palestine and then as the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. There is brief footage of a meeting with President Truman. The biography ends in 1957 when Ben-Gurion retired from public life. Produced by CBS. ¾ inch tape – black and white

PAUL POWELL – HARRY TRUMAN – PHOTOS 1964-1970. Still photos of Paul Powell (1902-1970) with President Truman shown while various dignitaries speak, as the casket of Mr. Powell was placed in the Illinois State Capitol Building on October 13, 1960. Paul Powell served as Illinois Secretary of State and was active in Democratic politics throughout his career. DVD

COMCAST #50 ca. January 2008 Mike Shanin interviewing Dr. Michael Devine, Director of the Truman Presidential Museum and Library concerning the exhibits being shown at the Library during 2008. DVD

Copy of a VHS tape loaned to the Truman Presidential Library by Leslie Hagansen. CBS Broadcast of “Four Days in November” November 22, 1988, about the funeral of President Kennedy. Includes footage of President Harry S. Truman talking to reporters outside the White House about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. VHS Tape

Margaret Truman Daniel Memorial Service at the Harry S. Truman Library, February 23, 2008. Raw footage – Not for public use. (For edited version, see VT2008-14). Digital Video Cassette --- DVM60

CONNIE SCHULTZ - “AND HIS LOVELY WIFE” February 13, 2008 Connie Schultz, a biweekly columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer/Creators Syndicate and wife of Ohio’s junior senator, Sherrod Brown, spoke at an event honoring the 123rd birthday of First Lady Bess Truman. Ms. Schultz won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2005. Raw footage. Digital Videocassette

MARGARET TRUMAN DANIEL MEMORIAL February 23, 2008 Memorial held at the Harry S. Truman Library. Invocation and benediction by Rev. Samuel Mason, Pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence, Missouri. Scripture reading by grandson Wesley Daniel. Speakers: U. S. Congressmen Emmanuel Cleaver and Ike Skelton; a message from Madeline Albright; sons Clifton and Thomas Daniel; and Library Director Michael J. Devine. Vocal music by the Kansas City Chorale. Violinist is granddaughter Olivia Daniel. Photos of the internment are also shown. (For raw footage, see VT2008-11). DVD

Three episodes of television show “What’s My Line” featuring Margaret Truman as a guest panelist, filling in for Dorothy Kilgallen. Also shown as panelists are: Steve Allen, Arlene Francis, and Bennett Cerf. Moderator is John Daly. The date of the first episode is March 21, 1954. The two subsequent episodes are also from 1954. This dvd was purchased from Rick Edmonds, who recorded it from the Game Show Network. DVD

Two episodes of television show “What’s My Line”. The first episode features Margaret Truman as the mystery guest (she signs in as Mrs. Clifton Daniel); and the second episode features Margaret Truman as a guest panelist. Also featured are Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Frances, Bennett Cerf with the moderator John Daley. Dates of the episodes are ca. 1956. The DVD was purchased from Rick Edmonds, who recorded it from the Game Show Network. DVD

HARRY S. TRUMAN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD CEREMONY. May 5, 2006. Presentation of award to Missouri United States Representative Ike Skelton by the City of Independence, Missouri. Produced by City of Independence. DVD

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE HARRY S. TRUMAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. September 28, 2007 Featuring excerpts from speeches by: Helen Thomas; Clifton Truman Daniel; United States Representative Ike Skelton; Former President Bill Clinton; and David McCullough. DVD

THE MAN, THE MISSION, THE MUSEUM – Promotion October 12, 2007 Comments by: Former President Bill Clinton, David McCullough, Clifton Truman Daniel, and footage of the interior of the Truman Presidential Museum and Library during various activities. DVD

WAR STORIES WITH OLIVER NORTH – Biography of Harry Truman November 17, 2007 Fox News Channel Featuring still pictures and film footage of the life of Harry Truman with special emphasis on his Senate, Vice Presidential and Presidential years. Comments by: Clifton Truman Daniel; George Elsey; Ken Hechler; Milton Kayle; Alonzo Hamby, Ohio State Professor; Ron Stewart, Mayor of Independence, Missouri and Dr Michael Devine of the Truman Presidential Library and Museum. DVD

MARGARET TRUMAN DANIEL – NBC NIGHTLY NEWS January 29, 2008 5:30 p.m. Obituary by Brian Williams DVD

A short documentary film in honor of the Marine One Squadron’s 60th anniversary (HMX-1). This DVD contains several versions of the documentary. POST + BEAM Produced by Aero Films, Santa Monica, CA. DVD

Disc composed of three separate segments; furnished by the National Archives 11/0/07 NARA #080053 (purchased by Tom Heurtz of the White House Decision Center at the Harry S. Truman Library). Silent color film of the Trinity Test at Almagordo, New Mexico, June 1945. Includes actual denotation of the atomic bomb from two locations. Approximately 12 minutes. President Harry S. Truman making the announcement of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Black and white film – approximately 6 minutes. “Two Down and One to Go.” Promo of General George C. Marshall speaking after VE Day about the defeat of two Axis powers and the concentration of power to defeat Japan. Excellent battle footage. Produced by the Office of War Information, War Department. All black and white. Approximately 8 minutes. DVD. Originally from NARA's collection, catalog record found here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23630

Ca. 2009 Truman Assistant George Elsey pays tribute to Ken Hechler’s work while serving President Truman in the White House. A summation of his work with photos of Mr. Hechler during those years also includes photos of President Truman. DVD