Truman And Food Cheque (1946)

Unissued / unused material. Washington DC, United States of America (USA). M/S group of men: Major General Glen Edgerton, President Harry Truman, Lieutenant General William Haskell (Executive Chairmen of the Cooperative for American Remittances for Europe Inc. - i.e. CARE), Thomas Burland and Walter Joyce. Truman presents Haskell with cheque for $1500 - money is for European relief fund. Both men give short speeches (natural sound). C/U of “Food Remittance Application“. C/U Truman’s signature. Various shots Truman walking in gardens of White House with Mr and Mrs Claude H. Canady and US Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson. Truman picks a rose and presents it to Mrs C. Date given on old record is 14/05/1946. Note: sound quality is dreadful! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT