Reenactment shows American folk blues musician Huddie William Ledbetter (Lead Belly) singing in a prison in United States. Lead Belly and other two African American men wearing striped prison uniform in a cell. Lead Belly sings and plays a guitar. Muisicologist John Lomax appreciates folk song sung by Lead Belly and says that he has recorded the songs on recorder. lead Belly refers to sending the recording to Governor Allen (Oscar K. Allen) of Louisiana, in hopes of influencing him to commute his sentence.
Reenactment shows American folk blues musician Huddie William Ledbetter (Lead Belly) in a prison cell in the United States. Lead Belly and others wearing striped uniforms in a cell. Lead Belly holds his guitar and speaks to other African American prisoners in cell. View of other prisoners seated.
Reenactment shows American folk blues musician Lead Belly in a prison cell in the United States. Lead Belly (Huddie William Ledbetter) wearing striped uniform in a cell. Other African American prisoners seated. Lead Belly plays his guitar and sings verses from his song,"Good Night Irene." John Lomax praises Lead Belly and his song and says that he has recorded it on a machine. Lead Belly says he hopes they can send it to Louisiana Governor Allen.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman and W. Averell Harriman, U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, at the White House in Washington DC. President Truman and Averell Harriman walk out of the White House. They pose at the edge of the grass, as newsmen photograph them. They shake hands with each other. Averell Harriman leaves the White House in a car.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman and four Naval officers in the rose garden of the white house, Washington DC. President Truman walks out of the White House with three U.S. Navy Commanders and one Lieutenant Commander, and poses on a lawn. The President shakes hands with all of them at the same time. Photographers take pictures of the group. A group of newsmen on the lawn.
U.S. Generals with pioneer of American commercial radio and television David Sarnoff in an office in the United States. Interior of the office shows U.S. Army Major General Spencer Akin, Chief Signal Officer, with United States Air Force General Harrison Thyng, David Sarnoff and others.
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