Margaret Truman Daniel and Clifton Daniel Trip to Bermuda
Home movie footage of Margaret Truman Daniel and E. Clifton Daniel, Jr., vacationing in Bermuda with friends, probably sometime between 1956-1959.
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Home Movie of President Truman in Visalia, California
This home movie shows a brief clip of President Harry S. Truman visiting Visalia, California on his whistle stop train tour during the 1948 presidential campaign. The remainder of the footage shows unrelated footage of the family of Glenn Sheets and Betty Sheets.
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Merle Miler interviews former president Harry S. Truman. They discuss the 1948 campaign, Margaret and Bess's involvement in it, the whistle stop tour, inaccurate press coverage of it, watching the 1948 RNC, and the inaccurate polling. He also reviews the campaigns of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, and Andrew Jackson. Sound and picture.
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Former president Truman acknowledges the toll that the presidency takes on family members. He recalls how Bess Truman and Margaret Truman reacted to Secret Service. He also recalls a conversation he had with President Garfield's son about his life in the White House.
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Former President Harry S. Truman recalls that when he became president, he was worried about the effect it would have on his wife, Bess Truman, and his daughter, Margaret Truman.
Merle Miller Interview with Harry S. Truman, Tape 8, Side A
Conversation among Harry S. Truman, Merle Miller, David Noyes, and William Hillman, Tape 8, Side A. These tapes were the basis of the book "Plain Speaking." See finding aid for Merle Miller tapes for detailed information and description. This tape duplicates portions of Tape 1, Side A and Side B. In addition, it has such topics as: General George C. Marshall's career; Chiang Kai-Shek; Mr. Truman's relationship with his daughter Margaret and his reaction to Paul Hume, the music critic; how Mr. Truman learned about the death of Franklin D.
Margaret Truman Sings on the Sunday Evening Hour
Musical Digest presents Margaret Truman's vocal concert featured on the Sunday Evening Hour, recorded by the Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Florida. This was Margaret's first radio concert. Part one includes the Spanish folk song, "Cielito Lindo." Part two includes "Charmont L'oiseau."
First Radio Concert of Margaret Truman, Singing "Cielito Lindo"
Margaret Truman singing the Spanish folk song "Cielito Lindo," performed during a recital at the Stone Church in Independence, Missouri. She is accompanied by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Karl Krueger.
Sunday Evening Hour, Featuring Margaret Truman
Margaret Truman's first concert radio broadcast on the Sunday Evening Hour, as recorded by the Navy Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Florida. The performance was during a concert at the Stone Church in Independence, Missouri. She is accompanied by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Karl Krueger.
Part 1: Margaret Truman singing the Spanish folk song "Cielito Lindo."
Part 2: ;Margaret Truman singing "Charmont L'oiseau."
Part 3: Margaret Truman singing "Last Rose of Summer."
Activities Aboard the Dewey and Truman Campaign Trains
CBS recording of activities aboard the Harry S. Truman and Thomas Dewey campaign trains, edited together and aired on the radio October 1, 1948. From the Dewey Victory Special, Allen Dulles explains his role as a Dewey advisor on foreign affairs. Other Dewey campaign advisors and assistants also introduce themselves and their roles, including Dewey's secretary. Journalists representing the New Yorker magazine, the Baltimore Afro-American, and CBS also introduce themselves.