VT2014-2
Administrative Information
Running Time
29 minutes
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
March, 1971 "Mr. President," an obituary of Harry S. Truman by Metropolitan Broadcasting Television, a division of Metromedia (KMBC, Channel 9). Narrator is Claude Dorsey. Producer, writer, and donor is Jerry Plantz. A script for the program is filed in the videotape folder. The video footage includes film footage of President Harry S. Truman, audio of his voice, and post presidential television footage. People in the video include bodyguard Mike Westwood, Hubert Humphrey, President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Richard Nixon, Charles Murphy, First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady Pat Nixon, and Bess Truman. There is footage of a Salvation Army presentation at the Truman home, and unique footage of 30 4-H children singing Christmas carols in front of the Truman home, with the former President coming out the door to accept a Christmas present from them. 2 ¾-inch videotapes (originals); Betacam SP; and DVD.
Date(s)
March 9, 1971
SD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are available for $20, and HD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are $50. Copies of motion pictures not already digitized will incur additional costs.
This item does not circulate but reproductions may be purchased.
To request a copy of this item, please contact truman.reference@nara.gov
Please note that this video belongs to a different video collection than the items available to be borrowed by teachers, from our Education Department.
Moving Image Type
Other
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