MP77-15 (reels 1 and 2 combined) President Truman’s Rail Trip to the Pacific Coast and Return

This silent footage shows President Harry S. Truman’s rail trip across the country, covering the period of 3 - 18 June 1948. First Lady Bess Truman and Margaret Truman accompany the president aboard the train. Reel one includes stops in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Gary, Indiana; Omaha, Nebraska; Boys Town, Nebraska; Grand Island, Nebraska; Kearney, Nebraska; Pocatello, Idaho; Ketchum, Idaho; Sun Valley, Idaho; Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Spokane, Washington. Reel two includes stops in Grand Coulee Dam, Washington; Ephrata, Washington; Wenatchee, Washington; Bremerton, Washington; Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Roseville, Oregon; Berkeley, California; San Francisco, California; Los Angeles, California; Winslow, Arizona; Gallup, New Mexico; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Newton, Kansas; Emporia, Kansas; Warrensburg, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri; and St. Louis, Missouri. This film is similar to other films in our collection, MP76-64, MP2006-34, and MP2011-8. This film was pr