MP64-11, reel 1 - The Truman Album - 1948 - part 1 of 2

This newsreel compilation shows footage concerning President Truman and the 1948 presidential campaign and election, as released by Warner Pathe newsreel. This is reel 1 of 2. The segments show:
- "Warner Pathe News presents "The Truman Album," a newsreel scrapbook of the career of public service of President Harry S. Truman."
- Truman taking oath as President. 4/12/45.
- Lamar, Missouri scenes (Truman’s birthplace).
- Family scene in living room of house on Delaware in Independence, MO. Bess, Harry, Margaret.
- Truman visits neighbors and friends – including Eddie Jacobson at his clothing store.
- Truman’s mother, Martha Ellen Truman.
- Truman as a soldier in World War I.
- Truman committee, senator.
- Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- Truman addressing Congress – portion of speech. 4/16/45
- United Nations meeting scene.
- Truman addressing United Nations by phone – portion of speech. 4/25/45
- Truman on U.S.S. Missouri with crew returning from Rio, Brazil. 9/47
- Omaha, Nebraska. 35th Division Parade. 6/5/48
- Truman with wounded veterans.
- Truman with official visitors: Mexican President Miguel Aleman; Israel President Chaim Weizmann.
- Truman and George C. Marshall in Oval Office.
- "Truman Talks to Young Democrats" - Address to Young Democrats, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC – portion of speech. 5/14/48
- "Truman, Barkley Nominated" -1948 Democratic National Convention scenes, 7/15/48. Includes: Civil Rights platform fight and walk out, Truman and family on train for Philadelphia, Dixie nomination, Truman nomination by Phil Donnelly, voting, Vice President by acclamation, Truman’s arrival, portions of his acceptance speech calling Congress back into session, Truman and Alben Barkley together.
- “The Campaign” – whistlestop scenes on train with Margaret. Dexter, Iowa - portion of speech, 9/18/48.
- “Truman in Detroit” – from Cadillac Square, portion of speech on labor, 9/6/48.
- “Harry S. Truman” – scenes from Denver visit– no speech segments – on to San Francisco.
- “Truman in the West” - Los Angeles parade. Speaking in Gilmore Stadium – portion of speech. Ronald Reagan, Humphrey Bogart can be seen in this part.
- "President Truman" - visit to Uvalde, Texas, with John Nance Garner and "Dewey's goat." Campaign scenes in Fort Worth.
- “Truman Ends Tour” - Charleston, West Virginia – scenes of campaign in Camden, NJ, then back to Philadelphia.
- “People in the News,” Truman in Albany, New York on rear platform (no speech), other train scenes.
- “People in the News”, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Johnstown, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Same as MP2007-1, reel 1. This series of newsreels was produced by Warner Pathe. It is copyrighted material and may not be used without permission from the Sherman Grinberg Film Library: https://www.shermangrinberg.com. The Truman Library has posted this with permission. Please credit: Warner Pathe. Harry S. Truman Library.

This film is part of the Motion Picture series at the Truman Library. Please see this link for the National Archives Catalog record: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595162