Compiled by Pauline Testerman with the Assistance of Anita M. Smith, April 2018.
KEN HECHLER ON PETER JENNINGS 11/16/00 ABC WORLD NEWS Ken Hechler’s views on the electoral college. VHS tape.
Guide to Videotapes Collection in the Harry S. Truman Library
Search Results: 683
Videotapes Collection
HISTORY OF GIDEON, MISSOURI Ca. 2000 History of the City of Gideon, Missouri. Contains a still picture of Senator Truman, who dedicated the new high school building in 1937. VHS tape.
Total length: 35 minutes
“DUELS IN THE SUN” CAMPAIGN OF 1952 Received 5/2002 from Doug Thurman of NARA. Found during the renovation of NARA. Ca. 1987 ABC NEWS “Our World” Americans and the world, excerpts from the 1952 Democratic and Republican Convention, campaigns and life in the United States in 1952. Excerpts of the 1952 Summer Olympics. Also includes television commercials of VHS tape
Total length: 1 hour
“SECRETS AND SURPRISES” FALL OF 1948 Received 5/2002 from Doug Thurman of NARA. Found during the renovation of NARA. 1/1/87 ABC News “Our World” Life in America, 1948. Complete recording of “:Our World” broadcast including commercials. Excerpts of Berlin Air Lift, 1948 Presidential Campaign, HST speech at Dexter, Iowa, Candy Bomber of the Berlin Air Lift. VHS tape.
Total length: 60 minutes
FALL OF 1946 “PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT” Received from Doug Thurman, NARA. Found during renovation of NARA Circa 1987 ABC News “Our World” “Diary of a Sergeant” training film, Best Years of Our Lives, Baby Boom, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Nuremberg Trial and execution excerpts. Nazi V2 Rockets, Truman lifts controls on meat (10/14/46), Union Strikes, John L. Lewis, 1946 congressional elections, World Series, Senators, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Joseph McCarthy. VHS tape.
Total length: 58 minutes
”A LOOK BACK’ DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS 1948, 1952, 1956 Received 5/2002 from Doug Thurman, NARA. Found during renovation of NARA. 7/15/1988 C SPAN PRODUCTION Democratic convention 1948, Hubert Humphrey civil rights speech, HST acceptance speech. 1952 convention, Gov. Adlai Stevenson acceptance speech, Sen. Estes Kefauver Acceptance speech 1956 convention. Interview with David Burns, (1956 President of Young Democrats). Gov. Adlai Stevenson 1956 acceptance speech. ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE C SPAN Production. Ann Richards, Texas State Treasurer, news conference 7/15/88, prior to keynote speech at 1988 Democratic Convention. V-Pres. George Bush speech to Maryland Black Businessmen Breakfast, V-Pres. Walter Mondale, speech to National Democratic Institute for Foreign Affairs at the Carter Presidential Library., Interview with Maynard Jackson, former Mayor of Atlanta, GA.. Republican Congressional Leadership news conference, Atlanta, Ga. (7/15/788) with Rep. Lynn Martin and Sen. Robert Dole. Interview with Gen. Don Dawson, Adm. Asst. to HST, with excerpts of 1948 Democratic convention and Hubert Humphrey, Civil Rights Speech and HST 1948 acceptance speech. Interview with John Graves, Asst. Sergeant of Arms, 1952 Democratic Convention. VHS tape
Total length: 6 hours
“50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE” Received 5/2002 from Doug Thurman, NARA. Found during renovation of NARA. 3/12/97 C-SPAN Production First 30 min. includes an interview with Dr. Alonzo Hamby regarding Truman Doctrine, second 30 min. is congressional hearing concerning confirmation of Anthony Lake as director of CIA.. Includes excerpts from Truman address to Congress about changing foreign policy (3/12/47). VHS tape
Total length: 1 hour
FORGOTTEN HEROES OF THE KOREAN WAR CBS News, Eric Inberg 2 part special news clip on the CBS Evening News about integration of Armed Forces. Interviews with Black servicemen, and scenes from the Korean War. VHS tape.
Total length: 6 minutes 38 seconds
AN ORAL HISTORY “D-DAY/WAR IN EUROPE” Received June 16, 1995 from Judy McCaffery, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Ks. BCCC Production Interview with Harold Burgardt, WWII army veteran from Great Bend, Ks. Relating his experiences in training and action during the war. Includes some stories about the Battle of The Bulge. VHS tape
Total length: 47 minutes
AN ORAL HISTORY “WWII HEAVY ARTILLARY IN EUROPE” Received June 16, 1995 from Judy McCaffery, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Ks. 7/1994 BCCC Production Interview with Carlos Miller, WWII veteran from Great Bend, Ks. Relating his war experiences. VHS tape
Total length: 2 hours
AN ORAL HISTORY “US POW IN GERMANY” Received June 16, 1995 from Judy McCaffery, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Ks. 7/17/1991 BCCC Production Interview with Marion Shelor, WWII Army Air Core veteran, relating his training and war experiences. Details about his experience in POW camps. VHS tape
Total length: 1 hour 20 minutes
AN ORAL HISTORY “ON STAFF WITH ADMIRAL NIMITZ” Received June 16, 1995 from Judy McCaffery, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Ks. 6/1993 BCCC Production Interview with Carl Soden, WWII Navy veteran. Relating his accounts of his training and war experiences. VHS tape
Total length: 2 hours 8 minutes
AN ORAL HISTORY “WWII US 8TH AIR FORCE” Received June 16, 1995 from Judy McCaffery, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Ks. 10/1994 BCCC Production Interview with Robert Kopke, World II 8th Air Force veteran experiences while stationed in England during WWII. VHS tape.
Total length: 1 hour 30 minutes
AN ORAL HISTORY “WWII-IWO JIMA” Received June 16, 1995 from Judy McCaffery, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Ks. 4/1993 BCCC Production Interview with Vic McAtee, WWII Marine veteran relating his experiences during invasion of Iwo Jima. VHS tape.
Total length: 40 minutes
AN ORAL HISTORY “B-29 RADAR OPERATOR IN CHINA, WWII” Received June 16, 1995 from Judy McCaffery, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Ks. 9/1994 BCCC Production Interview with Virgil Belford, WWII Air Force veteran, relating his experiences as a radar operator on a B-29. Also relating his experiences and injuries, as the only survivior in a crew of 12 when their plane went down over China. VHS tape.
Total length: 45 minutes
”HIROSHIMA, WHY THE BOMB WAS DROPPED” Received from Barkley and Evergreen July, 1995 ABC News Production Peter Jennings narrates; includes interviews with several historians and describes actions leading up to the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. VHS tape
Total length: 1 hour 30 minutes
“HARRY S. TRUMAN 1884 – 1972” Guggenheim Productions David McCullough narrates life of President Truman, produced for showing as an orientation film in the Truman Library auditorium. 2 VHS tapes (one labeled Master). 35mm copies of this film (from the projection booth).
Total length: 44 minutes
COMMISSIONING CEREMONY OF USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) July 25, 1998 Produced by USS Harry S. Truman Public affairs office Donated by Kansas City area WAVES, National Unit #9, Heartland of America Chapter. Commissioning of USS Harry S. Truman ceremony. VHS tape
Total length: 90 minutes
GREAT CONVENTIONS History Channel with Roger Mudd 1948 Democratic and Republican Conventions. 1948 Presidential campaign. Excerpts of all conventions from 1948 to 2000. Effect of television on conventions. VHS tape.
Total length: 46 minutes
REMARKS BY DAVID MCCULLOUGH 1/31/1994 Produced by Truman Library David McCullough speaking to the Truman Library Institute promoting the renovation of the Truman Library. Remarks about HST character and background. Includes film clips of HST. VHS tape.
Total length: 17 minutes
“STEEL SEIZURE CASE “ A 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE 11/22/2002 Produced by Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA. Panel discussion debate about the issue of Presidential Power. Panel members: Milton Kayle, Ken Hechler, David Feller, Stanley Temko, John Barrett, and Maeva Mardcus. Moderator Prof. Ken Gormley. Clifton Truman Daniel accepts a citation for the Truman Library. VHS tape
Total length: 2 hours
“FRATERNALY YOURS” “THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN” “SYMBOL OF PRIDE” July, 2001 Produced by Imagination Unlimited and Charles Linderman Donated by The Masonic Service Association of North America Three separate clips depicting the organization of the Masonic Service Assn. Includes color film clips of action in WWII, Senator Harry S. Truman speaking to the public informing them of the benefits provided to American Servicemen in WWII, and a picture of Mr. Truman in Masonic Regalia. “Symbol of Pride” is a drama of Masonic ideals and purposes. See also MP 72-15. VHS tape; 2 DVD’s.
Total length: 60 minutes
The Brotherhood of Man - 30 min Symbol of Pride – 20 min 1996 TRUMAN LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS Circa 1996. Barkley and Evergreen, the Library’s public relations firm, featuring news segments, Bess Truman week highlights, Ken Hechler, Larry Hackman, and Clay Bauske. Highlights of important events of the year. VHS tape
Total length: 7 minutes
“THE MARSHALL PLAN: AGAINST THE ODDS” Educational Film Center of George C. Marshall Center. Narrated by Roger Mudd. HST speech before congress requesting help for Europe. George Marshall swearing in as Secretary of state. June 5, 1947 George Marshall address at Harvard University. George Marshall speaks to Congress in 1948. HST signing European Recovery Pact. Excerpts of Berlin Air Lift. Rebuilding of European industry. VHS tape.
Total length: 56 minutes
TRANSFER OF TRUMAN FARM HOME TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE May 8, 1994 From: Neil Johnson Tour of Home with Martha Ann Swoyer (Truman niece), as Neil Johnson narrates. Ceremony of transfer of property, including Truman family and friends. Tour inside the Grandview farm home. VHS tape
Total length: 16 minutes