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Motion Picture MP2002-430

Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")

Administrative Information

Footage
145 feet
Running Time
4 minutes 7 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description

Harry S. Truman recalls being elected Vice-President and the fact that he didn't want to be Vice-President. He then discusses his concerns for Mrs. Roosevelt and President Roosevelt. Mr. Truman also shares some first experiences as President following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Sound only.

Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963

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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems

Shot List

  • Reel 1

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0:00   Unidentified voice says "Scene 14, take 1."
0:18   Harry S. Truman discusses how he did not want to be vice-president. He was concerned about "having to take over an impossible job." He could see the wear and tear on the president. Mrs. Roosevelt had said, "I can't get him to eat."
1:15   Harry S. Truman recalls being elected vice-president . After President Franklin D. Roosevelt died, he said "I felt like a load of hay had been dumped on me." He explains that he was a farmer, and a load of hay could kill you if it dropped on you.
1:45   Mr. Truman discusses how he offered to help Mrs. Roosevelt, how he authorized the use of a plane to take her to Warm Springs, Georgia. This caused him to realize she was now an American citizen, requesting something from the President.
2:29   Harry S. Truman discusses going to his first cabinet meeting, at which he authorized the first meeting of the United Nations on April 25 in San Francisco.
3:01   Harry S. Truman discusses how Secretary Edward Stettinius told him of "the awful power that was in the making."
3:06   Harry S. Truman states this was the first time in our history to have a change of President during a war.