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Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman - Police Action, Part 2, Episode No. 24

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
907 feet
Running Time
26 minutes
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Columbia Pictures - Ben Gradus in association with Screen Gems and David Noyes
Restrictions
Restricted
Description

Episode 24, Police Action, Part 2. This episode deals with the Korean War after the United States' entry. Unfortunately, the Decision series is copyright Sony Pictures Entertainment, and the Truman Library may not reproduce any episodes without their consent.

Date(s)
1964

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
0:25   United Nations scenes - it does not act.
0:47   Harry S. Truman arrives in Washington.
1:05   John D. Hickerson speaks of meeting with Truman.
1:35   Credits.
2:30   Korean refugees.
3:08   Truman at Blair House with military and State Department leaders; interior of Blair House.
4:15   Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaks of intelligence report of Russian involvement.
4:38   General Omar Bradley speaks of Russian equipment in North Korean armies.
5:05   Acheson speaks of American Army in Korea.
5:34   American soldiers; Truman orders General MacArthur to evacuate American civilians from Korea. Ammunition was sent to Korean army. Seventh fleet ordered into Formosa area.
6:48   U.S. scenes; Acheson speaks.
7:30   Ernest Gross speaks of U.N. events; Declaration calling attack an aggression was adapted unanimously.
8:21   Dean Acheson speaks of reports on war.
8:37   Korean war scenes; Acheson speaks.
9:14   Omar Bradley says South Koreans had to be supported by ground troops - American troops were sent from Japan; war scenes.
9:58   American troops boarding ships to go to Korea. Bradley speaks of fear of third world war.
10:56   Truman speaks of Formosa; scenes of Nationalist Chinese troops.
11:41   U.N. Security Council meeting - vote to support South Korea; John D. Hickerson speaks.
12:05   Dean Acheson speaks of Soviet system.
12:42   Gross speaks of Soviets at U.N., farewell luncheon for Jacob Malik; Trygve Lie had urged Malik to go back to Security Council meeting -Gross was upset with Lie about this.
14:18   Combat scenes; June 27, 1950, statement by Truman; Truman speaks of U.N. involvement - U.N. troops.
16:18   Acheson speaks of Senator Harry Alexander Smith of New Jersey asking Truman if Congress should pass resolution supporting this action.
16:55   Truman speaks - some Congressmen wanted to formally approve U.S. action.
17:07   Acheson - felt it was bad for Congress to approve anything.
17:57   Truman speaks of need of freedom for President to act; Acheson speaks on importance of Korean decision.
19:07   General Bradley - it was U.N. action, not U.S. action.
19:18   U.S. forces; combat scenes.
19:54   Gap in film.
21:13   Truman speaks of peace terms - wouldn't agree to letting prisoners of war captured in South Korea be returned to North Korea because they had been forced to fight.
22:19   Bradley says mission was accomplished - invaders repelled.
22:40   Border - North, South Korea.
22:49   Truman speaks - President's first duty is the U.S. - next is to maintain peace by supporting U.N.
23:30   Truman in office at Truman Library.
23:47   Acheson speaks of Truman's decision-making; never paused to consider his election potential. Decided without ego, personal ambition.