Motion Picture MP2002-248
Administrative Information
Harry S. Truman answers questions from school children. One child asks Mr. Truman if he was ever broke. Mr. Truman replies, “I was broke all my life and still am. But that doesn't make any difference if you go ahead and do what’s right.” Sound only.
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Shot List
Reel 1
| 0:00 | Harry S. Truman is answering questions from children. A child’s voice asks: "Mr. President, when you were a child, did you have any ambition to be President?" | |
| Mr. Truman replies "No, I did not." He explains how he became President by accident. | ||
| 0:22 | Child’s voice: "Was you ever broke?" | |
| Mr. Truman replies: "I was broke all my life and still am. But that doesn’t make any difference if you go ahead and do what’s right." | ||