Guide to Videotapes Collection in the Harry S. Truman Library

Harry Truman Vice-Presidential Nomination ceremony in Chicago, July 21, 1944. Some of the events of Harry Truman's nomination at the Democratic Convention in 1944 and his acceptance were re-created at the same convention center with descendants of the original people reading their words. Bill Hannegan read the speech of his father, Robert Hannegan; Clifton Truman Daniel read the nominating speech of Sen. Bennett Champ Clark; Steven Kelly read the words of welcome of his father, Mayor Ed Kelly. Niel Johnson read Harry Truman's acceptance remarks. Professor Robert Ferrell also spoke at the event in the Chicago Stadium. (This video was, according to a note on the box, donated to the Library by Bill Hannegan. After the segment on the July 21, 1994 ceremony, there is part of a documentary taped from the Discovery Channel, entitled "Sea Wings," about air power in the cold war era). VHS videotape.

KOREA: THE FORGOTTEN WAR Produced by Lou Reda and Mort Zimmerman; narrated by Robert Stack. This was taped off the Discovery Channel. Ca 1990. Donated by Bill Hannegan. VHS videotape.

MEMORIES OF OUR FRIEND, CAPTAIN HARRY May 11, 1995. Edwyna Condon, widow of Edward V. Condon (who served with Captain Harry Truman in Battery D in WWI) speaks of her memories of Mr. Truman at a dinner meeting of the University of Kansas Retirees Club. VHS videotape.

AT YOUR LEISURE Featuring an interview with Dr. George Curtis and volunteer Al Ogden talking about the Truman Library. ca. 3/95. Donated by Al Ogden. VHS videotape.

Series of public service announcements about the Personal Accounts exhibit on World War II. Some of these announcements include words by Dr. Benedict Zobrist, Director of the Truman Library, Lenny Thacker, a veteran, and J.R. Fuchs, former archivist at the Truman Library and a veteran. This was produced by Video Works to publicize this exhibit at the Truman Library. ca. March, 1993. VHS videotape.

INDEPENDENCE DAY AT THE TRUMAN MEDIA COVERAGE July 4, 1994. From Barkley & Evergreen. VHS videotape.

MARGARET TRUMAN DANIEL’S NATIONAL PRESS CLUB SPEECH From the Truman Library Institute. VHS videotape.

November 1, 1950. Universal Newsreel coverage of the assassination attempt of President Truman by Puerto Rican nationalists. Copied from the holdings of the National Archives and donated to the Truman Library by Arts & Entertainment Network. 3/4-inch videotape.

“FOR GENERATIONS TO COME" ca. 1993. Fund raising video produced for the Harry S. Truman Institute 21st Century Fund. Narrated by David McCullough. VHS videotape. One Betacam SP videotape.

WE REMEMBER MR. TRUMAN October 11, 1994, A panel discussion moderated by Professor Robert Ferrell (featuring former members of the Truman Library staff: John Curry, J.R. Fuchs, Phil Lagerquist, and Niel Johnson; Dr. Wallace Graham and Francis Heller also speak). This video was filmed by the Truman Library. There is a master and one copy of this tape. VHS videotape.

November 4, 1994. Actor Kevin McCarthy receives the Truman Library "Lifetime Achievement" award in the Oval Office replica at the Truman Library. Mr. McCarthy is in town starring in "Give `Em Hell, Harry." This video was filmed by the Truman Library. Dr. George Curtis presented the award to Kevin McCarthy. VHS videotape.

"HARRY TRUMAN: THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE" ca. October, 1995. Video, produced by Pale Horse Productions for the Walt Disney Company, for use with the Washington, D. C. fund raising dinner and gala that was attended by Presidents Clinton, Ford, and Carter. This film is the full length version. Received from the Truman Library Institute. VHS Videotape. One Betacam SP videotape.

“MEDICARE 30TH ANNIVERSARY” July 30, 1995. Ceremony at the Harry S Truman Library on the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Medicare Bill at the Truman Library by President Lyndon Johnson. The ceremony consisted of speakers in the auditorium of the Library, and a television hookup with several other cities in which the speakers could take questions from both the TV audience and the live audience. Speakers included: Rep. David E. Bonior, Dem-Mich.; Rep. Peter Deutsch, Dem.-Fl.; Rep. Sherrod Brown, Dem-Ohio; Rep. Martin Frost, Dem.-Texas; Rep. Richard Gephardt, Dem.-Mo; Rep. Sam M. Gibbons, Dem.-Fl.; Luci Baines Johnson daughter of the late President Johnson; Rep. Joseph Kennedy, Dem.-Mass.; Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Dem.-Rhode Island; Rep. Karen McCarthy, Dem.- MO; Rep. Ronald Lee Wyden, Dem.-Oregon; Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services. This videotape was purchased by Barkley and Evergreen for the Truman Library from C-Span Viewer Services. VHS Videotape. 3 BETA CAM SP Videos

JACK POSADA, TRI COUNTY HEADLINES” ca. August, 1995. Interview with Al Purdy, a WWII Veteran who visited Hiroshima after the dropping of the bomb. The interview concerns his experiences in Hiroshima, November, 1945. He left October 25th to set up a hospital near Hiroshima. Mainly photo stills taken in Hiroshima of debris and damage, small discussion of bomb vs. invasion decision. Mr. Purdy also donated photos. VHS Videotape. Amateur video of the USS Missouri as well as taped segments off of public access. Video address to Congressperson in attempt to keep the USS Missouri from being sent to Hawaii. In four Parts. Part 1: Shots of USS MO. June 15, 1995, inside and out, why Missouri should remain where it is, wishes to move it to St. Louis, Recitation of USS Oregon battle history, details about the MO itself, 43 minutes; Part 2: Bremerton City Council Meeting August 30, 1995 reading of the resolution to keep the MO in Bremerton, 10 minutes; Part 3: USS Missouri VJ day Ceremony Sept 2, 1995, 57 minutes; Part 4: USS Missouri on Parade at Sidney for Celebration of their 75th naval Anniversary. About 30 min. VHS Videotape: FRIENDS OF THE TRUMAN HOUSE IN BERLIN - POTSDAM" 1995 History of the "Little White House" in Potsdam. Presentation to persuade donations to finance its purchase to be used as a museum of American/European History. Includes photo stills from Potsdam conference and reel footage of Potsdam. Talk of the Communist plans for the Truman House, the wall built through the garden. Donated by Robert S. Mackay, Berlin. VHS Videotape:

Amateur video of the USS Missouri as well as taped segments off of public access. Video address to Congressperson in attempt to keep the USS Missouri from being sent to Hawaii. In four Parts. Part 1: Shots of USS MO. June 15, 1995, inside and out, why Missouri should remain where it is, wishes to move it to St. Louis, Recitation of USS Oregon battle history, details about the MO itself, 43 minutes; Part 2: Bremerton City Council Meeting August 30, 1995 reading of the resolution to keep the MO in Bremerton, 10 minutes; Part 3: USS Missouri VJ day Ceremony Sept 2, 1995, 57 minutes; Part 4: USS Missouri on Parade at Sidney for Celebration of their 75th naval Anniversary. About 30 min. VHS Videotape:

FRIENDS OF THE TRUMAN HOUSE IN BERLIN - POTSDAM 1995 History of the "Little White House" in Potsdam. Presentation to persuade donations to finance its purchase to be used as a museum of American/European History. Includes photo stills from Potsdam conference and reel footage of Potsdam. Talk of the Communist plans for the Truman House, the wall built through the garden. Donated by Robert S. Mackay, Berlin. VHS Videotape:

HARRY S. TRUMAN, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. CITIZEN Date unknown. Life of president Truman from birth to death, shots of cities now and then. Includes reference to Truman's admiration of President Andrew Jackson, link to Jackson County. Mainly photo stills, some video and reel footage. This is an educational video, aimed at a junior high audience. VHS Videotape:

TELEVISION AND THE PRESIDENCY ca. 1994. 3 Segment series on the effect of Television on the Presidency. Segment 1: The difference between radio and TV. Includes Photos of Truman and Clip of TV coverage of Truman's speech in the 1948 Democratic convention. Also includes TVcoverage of Eisenhower; Clips of JFK's press conferences; Reagan's GE Theater, Reagan on TV. Segment 2: The Presidents used by TV. Coverage of Carter, Nixon, Ford, Johnson and Bush Segment 3: Bill and the future; Clinton and his TV image. VHS Videotape:

“HARRY TRUMAN IN KOKOMO, INDIANA IN 1948" October 15, 1948. From Donald Billings, copied from his home movie. No sound: Truman speaking from the back of a train during a campaign stop in Kokomo, IN. VHS Videotape.

HARRY'S SHADOW” 1996. An audio/ video portrait of and personal essay on Harry Truman by Dwight Frizzell. Mainly concerning what it is like to have lived in the same town that Harry grew up in. Issues dealt with; Atomic bomb, Roswell, Truman's funeral, Truman's homecoming after he left office. VHS tape. BESS TRUMAN REMEMBERED" February 13, 1996. Recorded in the auditorium of the Truman Library, this is a conversation between three women who knew Bess Truman well. Betty Beal, a social syndicated press writer who covered the first family; Reathel Odum, personal secretary to Bess Truman; Eda Brennan, wife of Charles Brennan and personal friend of Bess Truman. Moderated by Dr. George Curtis and sponsored by the Pioneer's Club/DAR. This conversation reflects Bess's personality and her life within the family before and during the White House years. Obtained from C-Span by Barkely & Evergreen Public Relations firm.VHS videotape.

BESS TRUMAN REMEMBERED February 13, 1996. Recorded in the auditorium of the Truman Library, this is a conversation between three women who knew Bess Truman well. Betty Beal, a social syndicated press writer who covered the first family; Reathel Odum, personal secretary to Bess Truman; Eda Brennan, wife of Charles Brennan and personal friend of Bess Truman. Moderated by Dr. George Curtis and sponsored by the Pioneer's Club/DAR. This conversation reflects Bess's personality and her life within the family before and during the White House years. Obtained from C-Span by Barkely & Evergreen Public Relations firm.VHS videotape.

CBS NEWS SPECIAL: CRONKITE REMEMBERS May 23, 1996. This special remembers Walter Cronkite's career from in his own words. From his birth in St. Joseph, Missouri, to his start in radio at KCMG radio and his long career with CBS news. Included is a clip of the White House tour with Truman in which Truman plays the piano for the TV audience. VHS Videotape.

HARRY TRUMAN; THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE ca. October, 1995. Video, produced by Pale Horse Productions for the Walt Disney Company, for use the Washington, D. C. fund raising dinner and gala for the Truman Library museum renovation. This is the shorter version of the video, which was shown at the dinner. 1 VHS Videotape, 2 Betacam SP tapes.

THE PRESIDENTS AND THEIR FIRST LADIES, DRAMATICALLY SPEAKING 1995. A glimpse into the private lives of the Truman’s is performed by two speakers playing the parts of the Truman's, covering their courtship, the presidency, and return home. This act provides a look into the relations of the two and the influence of Bess on Harry. VHS Videotape.

ADMIRAL RUSSELL R. WAESCHE TRIBUTE January 20, 1996. Tribute to the actions and career of Admiral Waesche of the Coast Guard allowed by Harry Truman to keep his Wartime rank in time of peace. This video contains a slide show put together for the presentation of a photo-replica of Adm. Waesche's official portrait to his surviving family, at a ceremony held at the Truman Library on January 20, 1996, hosted by the Kansas City Council of the U. S. Navy League. Remarks are by Captain Kenneth C. Hollemon, Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center. VHS Videotape.