Motion Picture MP2002-400
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Information
Footage
36 feet
Running Time
1 minute 20 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Tape Format
Betacam SP
VHS
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
Harry S. Truman speaks of the code message “baby successfully born” that he received on the U.S.S. Augusta, which meant that the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima had been successful. Film and sound.
Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963
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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems
Shot List
- Reel 1
| 0:00 | Clipboard. | |
| A jovial Harry S. Truman in close-up is speaking about the code message "baby successfully born" that he received on the USS Augusta, returning from the Potsdam Conference. It meant that the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima had been successful. | ||
| "I didn’t give a damn about that, I wanted to know whether the bomb went off or not." |