Motion Picture MP2002-266
Administrative Information
Harry S. Truman discusses political speeches and events associated with the 1948 campaign. Included are remarks comparing his campaign fund size to that of Dewey's. Mr. Truman also discusses how he was informed about the election results, and his reaction to the "Dewey defeats Truman" headline. Sound only.
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Shot List
Reel 1
| 0:00 | This soundtrack consists of clips of Harry S. Truman speaking about the 1948 campaign, and clips of a few lines from formal speeches by Mr. Truman and an unidentified man. | |
| 0:07 | Harry S. Truman states he was faced with an almost unparalleled situation with Strom Thurmond running on a states' rights ticket and Henry Wallace running on a pink ticket. | |
| 0:36 | Harry S. Truman is heard voicing opposition to the Taft-Hartley bill which he says "was passed over my veto." This is a clip from an unidentified speech, probably a campaign speech. | |
| 1:02 | Harry S. Truman discusses how the party was divided with Thurmond and Wallace running too. "They all thought I didn’t have a chance to win." He states that Dewey and Warren had plenty of money and "my campaign fund was about like Mother Hubbard’s cupboard." He states that many influential Democrats decided to stay out. He names Bernard Baruch as not supporting him. He said Bernard Baruch liked to say he told presidents what to do. "He never told me what to do." "Even Mrs. Roosevelt had a terrible time making a statement in my favor." | |
| Clip of unidentified campaign speech of Mr. Truman about price controls. | ||
| Clip of unidentified man's speech about Tom Dewey being able to "warm the hearts of Americans everywhere" if he is given a Republican majority in the Congress. | ||
| 2:12 | Harry S. Truman tells how he went to the Excelsior Springs to await election results. An aide brought him results from time to time. Dewey was ahead at various intervals, "then at four a.m. I'd won the election." He discusses being handed the "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline in St. Louis the next morning. "Of course he wished he had, but he didn't, and that's all there was to it." | |