Motion Picture MP72-4
Administrative Information
Newsreel compilation of coverage of Harry S. Truman in 1945, including stories about the United Nations Conference, President Truman's visit to Independence, Missouri, and the Potsdam Conference. Certain newsreels are copyrighted; however the portions produced by Universal Newsreel are in the public domain.
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Shot List
- Reel 1
| 0:00 | “Mother (92) Flies to Capitol to see President”, May 11, 1945. | |
| 0:10 | Martha Ellen Truman and Mary Jane Truman arrive and are met by Harry S. Truman. | |
| 0:30 | Family at the White House (exterior). | |
| 0:45 | “President on Tour”, Governor Mon Wallgren meets Truman at Washington State Capitol. | |
| 1:15 | Truman presents Congressional Medal of Honor to Sgt. John D. Hawk of Bremerton, WA. | |
| 1:25 | Truman fishing. | |
| 1:45 | Truman at Mt. Rainier. | |
| 2:10 | “President Truman Closes World Peace Conference” narrator – Ed Herlihy; Truman arrives at San Francisco – scenes at parade (United Nations Conference). | |
| 3:25 | Lord Halifax addresses conference (no speech). | |
| 3:50 | China (Wellington Koo) signs, Russia (Gromyko) signs, England (Halifax) signs, France (Paul-Boncour) signs, USA (Edward Stettinius) signs. | |
| 4:45 | Truman speaks to close conference (Parts of speech) June 26, 1945. | |
| 7:00 | Independence, Missouri - parade with Truman. | |
| 7:15 | Truman arrives at home at 219 N. Delaware. | |
| 7:30 | “President Truman en route to Conference” Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes on U.S.S. Augusta on the way to Potsdam, Germany. | |
| 8:30 | Truman confers with Byrnes and Admiral William Leahy. | |
| 8:45 | Truman eats with sailors. | |