President Truman Plays the White House Pianos - Excerpt of MP66-19

President Truman shows NBC's Frank Bourgholtzer the two pianos in the East Room of the White House. He starts with the Steinway piano, demonstrating it with a series of chords, then an excerpt from Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11, finishing with a glissando. He also demonstrates the White House's new piano from the Baldwin piano company, with a series of chords. He finishes by saying he would like to host a two-piano concert at the White House before he leaves office.
This is an excerpt from President Truman's televised tour of the newly renovated White House, which aired on multiple television networks in May, 1952. This version was recorded by NBC and is subject to copyright.
This film is part of the Motion Picture series at the Truman Library. Please see this link for the National Archives Catalog record: catalog.archiv...