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Citizen Truman Comes Home (1945)

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Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. American newsreel - titles read: 'Independence, Mo. CITIZEN TRUMAN COMES HOME!' Missouri, United States of America. Shots of town and people of Independence preparing for arrival of their President Harry S Truman in his hometown. Welcome flags are flying. People look at newspaper article about Truman. Truman is driven through Independence in an open car. He waves to the crowds lining the streets. He and his daughter Mary Margaret he visits his summer home on Delaware Street. Truman, his daughter and a group of others walk towards the town Auditorium. Inside we see crowds of people in the flag-decorated hall listening to Truman making speech. Truman's wife, Bess, and his daughter are on the platform with others. Natural sound as Truman makes speech, saying “There are two things that I must accomplish as President of the United States. The first one is to win the war with Japan, and we are winning it! The next on

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