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Motion Picture MP2002-432

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

Administrative Information

Footage
73 feet
Running Time
2 minutes 48 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description

Harry S. Truman answers questions from Merle Miller on the subject of weather. Mr. Truman explains he has been interested in weather and weather prediction since his childhood. Sound only.

Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963

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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems

Shot List

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Reel 1

0:00   Harry S. Truman responds to questions from Merle Miller about Mr. Truman's interest in weather.
0:14   Harry S. Truman states he has had an interest in the weather "ever since I was a youngster on the farm." He discusses things, such as the moon, that control the weather. He declares that studying the weather is very interesting and remarks that people watching birds don't know as much about the weather as the birds know.
  • Reel 2
0:06   Mr. Truman states that by studying nature itself, temperatures and pressures, it is not so hard to anticipate the weather.
1:36   Mr. Truman states that he gets a weather report every day from Washington. He also looks at the weather report in the Kansas City Star. He comments that weather patterns move from west to east. If you watch pressure areas, he says, "you can pretty well tell what's going to happen within the next two or three days."