Motion Picture MP2002-493
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Information
Footage
91 feet
Running Time
1 minute 40 seconds
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
Harry S. Truman talks about his time in the Senate, how he became President, and a general statement that he wants people to “know me as I am.” Sound only.
Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963
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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems
Shot List
Reel 1
| 0:00 | Harry S. Truman begins by saying he wants the American people to know the presidency as he has experienced it and "to know me as I am." He states he enjoyed his time in the Senate, the only legislative body in the world with unlimited debate. He did not expect the Senate to lead to the Presidency. He stated no man can be fully prepared for what lies ahead but he must he ready to face whatever happens. He had to do this when he became president after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. He had to bring the war to a victorious end and find ways to keep the peace in the face of new menaces—the Communist Russians and the Communist Chinese. | |