Motion Picture MP2002-358
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Information
Footage
37 feet
Running Time
1 minute 59 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
Ben Gradus interviews Harry S. Truman regarding the use of the atomic bomb and the prevention of future wars. Sound and picture.
Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963
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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems
Shot List
Reel 1
| 0:00 | Unidentified voice: "Scene 2144A." | |
| 0:20 | Ben Gradus asks questions, which Harry S. Truman answers | |
| "Was the atomic bomb a curse or a blessing?" | ||
| Harry S. Truman states that he regards the atomic bomb a blessing, not a curse, because it won the war. | ||
| 0:44 | With the United Nations forming, what were our chances of preventing another war? | |
| Harry S. Truman states that his first decision as president was to have the United Nations meet in San Francisco. | ||
| 1:29 | Did it seem to you the demonstration of the bomb would frighten people enough to stop future wars? | |
| "No, I never had such feelings at all." | ||
| Mr. Truman discusses the atomic bomb, detailing how he got results of the bomb tests while he was in Potsdam. He told his cabinet that was there that they were in shape to win the war with very few casualties on our side. | ||