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Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent visits US President Harry Truman in Washington, DC
Title "People you're reading about" superimposed over newspapers coming off press / title "Premier St. Laurent Makes Seaway Offer" superimposed over Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent coming out of White House with Pres. Harry...
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Dwight Eisenhower and Estes Kefauver win New Hampshire primaries
Title card superimposed on putting a ballot in a ballot box, "New Hampshire says, "I Like Ike! -- and Kefauver" / (Pembroke, NH) "Official Ballot" / Ballots are handed out; men place the ballots in the box / A man walks through snow to a...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson confers with Sens. Kefauver and Sparkman and Pres. Truman on campaign strategy
Title: "Campaign Strategy - Stevenson Goes To Washington" superimposed over carved Democratic donkey / Springfield, IL: EXT IL Governor's Mansion / photographers snapping meeting of IL Gov. Adlai Stevenson, Democratic presidential...
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President Harry Truman's daughter Margaret Truman visits West Berlin's City Hall
Margaret Truman's car arriving at office of Ernst Reuter, mayor of West Berlin / CU Truman, daughter of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, being escorted up steps by army officer / Truman in mayor's office / CU Truman being presented with a...
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Pres. Truman attends presentation of equestrian statues by Italian Premier De Gasperi at Arlington Memorial Bridge
Title: "People In The Global Spotlight" superimposed over spinning globe / Title Card: "Washington: De Gasperi Presents Gift to America" superimposed over CU equestrian statue / MS US Pres. Harry S. Truman and Italian Premier Alcide De...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Harry Truman takes a morning walk while vacationing in Key West, FL
Title: "Key West, Fla. - Strolling With A President" superimposed over following shot President Harry S. Truman and others walking / MS Truman's Little White House in Key West, Florida / CU palm tree / Truman and bodyguard out of Little...
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President Harry Truman addresses youth at Columbia Scholastic Press Association luncheon
Title card: "New York - Student Editors Meet Ex-editor Harry Truman" / WS Waldorf-Astoria Hotel auditorium filled with audience with large stage, many flags behind long speakers' tables / WS students sit at round tables / Truman to...
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Soviet Foreign Minister rejects Western proposal of disarmament at the UN General Assembly meeting
Title: "Acheson Tells Russia: End Korea War to Prove Peace; Vishinsky Stalls" superimposed over UN flag flying / high angle Palais De Chaillot (UN bldg) in Paris / side view Palais De Chaillot, Eiffel Tower in bkgd / high angle inside...
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On Armed Forces Day, Pres. Harry Truman awards Medal of Honor to US soldiers for bravery in the Korean War
Title "For Korean bravery . . . Medal of Honor" superimposed over Pres. Harry Truman standing with three men to be awarded Medal of Honor and Secretary of Defense George . Marshall on far right / Truman presenting Medal to Lt. Carl H....
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Harry Truman celebrates his 68th birthday by conducting his usual press conference and poses with family for the press
Title: "Happy Birthday! Mr. President" superimposed side view of President Harry S. Truman / CU Truman and staff walking to press conference / WS INT Truman arrives at press conference and members of press sit down / reporters seated /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrive in Washington, DC
Title card: "Elizabeth and Philip - Washington Welcomes Royal Pair!" superimposed over portrait of royal couple / Princess Elizabeth and husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, disembark from Royal Canadian Air Force plane upon arriving in...
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Margaret Truman has dinner with French Pres. Vincent Auriol on her European vacation
Title "First Tourist - Paris Finds Miss Truman Tres Charmante" superimposed over Eiffel Tower, photographers in fg aiming cameras at Margaret Truman / Truman with Eiffel Tower in bg / Truman walking with Evangeline Bruce, others behind...
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Pres. Harry S. Truman presents comedian Bob Hope with citation of appreciation for entertaining the troops
MCU Photographers taking photos and reporters taking notes / President Harry S. Truman and comedian Bob Hope standing in Oval Office both holding onto and looking at framed citation of appreciation for Hope for entertaining the troops /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US Ambassador to Luxembourg Perle Mesta hosts party for US soldiers at US Legation Building in Luxembourg City
Officer standing next to Perle Mesta signing guest book / two shots of guests at party / CU sergeant's insignia on soldier's uniform / close shot of glasses of champagne on tray being carried past camera / close shot of Mesta opening...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Former President Harry Truman drives with wife Bess from their home in Independence, MO, to New York City
Shot from car of former US Pres. Harry Truman driving car with wife Bess sitting next to him / VS MPOVs from another car of car driven by Truman driving along with Bess sitting next to him / car driven by Truman turning corner in...
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Harry S. Truman in Independence, MO
President Harry Truman and daughter Margaret disembark from military airplane / Independence mayor Roger T. Sermon greets president and they pose for photos while shaking hands / Truman and Margaret walking in front of presidential...
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President Harry Truman speaks in Washington, DC, on relations between labor and management in industry
VS CU SOTs US President Harry Truman reading radio address: 'labor is the best customer management has, and management is the source of labor's livelihood; both are wholly dependent on each other and the country, in turn, is dependent...
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U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Committee on Civil Rights report.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Committee on Civil Rights report.
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Thomas Dewey concedes election to Harry Truman in 1948 upset
CU Dewey Headquarters, a large election board shows Truman ahead of Dewey in votes / Dewey party workers at table with papers tracking results / VS party workers wait around / workmen remove Dewey-Warren posters from wall & roll them up...
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President Harry Truman speaks in Washington, DC, about the duties of US labor
US Pres. Harry Truman reads radio address regarding price stability and higher wage rates; if these cannot be achieved, the outlook 'would be very black indeed'; 'there is room in the existing price structure for business as a whole to...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US drops atomic bombs in Japan during World War II
[GHOC Episode L-07] Greatest Headlines of the Century title sequence / Title: "A-Bomb Dropped on Japan" with photo of mushroom cloud from atomic bomb test / VS US B-29s fly / ZI map of Hiroshima, Japan; circle of light shows zero point...
Hearst Metrotone News
British Prime Minister Clement Atlee, U.S. President Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin meet together at the Potsdam Conference.
British Prime Minister Clement Atlee, U.S. President Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin meet together at the Potsdam Conference.
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Propaganda film of recent US history released by Communists in Berlin in 1949
Shot of exterior of US Capitol / US Secretary of State George Marshall standing with other officials announcing Marshall Plan / US official signing Marshall Plan / President Harry Truman signing Marshall Plan / Truman sitting at desk...
Hearst Metrotone News
A family watches their television as U.S. President Harry S. Truman speaks about the Korean War.
A family watches their television as U.S. President Harry S. Truman speaks about the Korean War.