Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series “Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman”)
Former president Harry S. Truman speaks of his hopes for the United Nations to prevent war. Sound only.
Former president Harry S. Truman speaks of his hopes for the United Nations to prevent war. Sound only.
Meeting between American and British government officials in Washington, D.C. Seated (L to R): Sir Anthony Eden, British Foreign Minister; Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister; President Harry S. Truman; Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State; John W. Snyder, U.S. Secretary of Treasury; Robert A. Lovett, U.S. Secretary of Defense. Standing (L to R): Walter S. Gifford, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain; General Omar N. Bradley; Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to the U.S.; Lord Frederick Cherwell; Lord Hastings L. Ismay; W. Averell Harriman.
Photograph of (L to R): Great Britain Prime Minster Clement R. Attlee, United States President Harry S. Truman, and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin, seated in the garden at the Potsdam Conference. This photograph was taken on July 26, 1945 and was the first ever color news photograph to be transmitted and received by radio waves and published. The photograph was taken by the US Army Signal Corps and transmitted by Master Sergeant Joseph E.
C-SPAN coverage of the dedication of the Harry S. Truman State Department Building, which took place outside the building. Master of ceremonies is James Earl Jones; speakers include George Elsey, John Ross Truman, Representative Ike Skelton, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and President Bill Clinton. After the ceremony, the participants unveiled the new sign.
Under Secretary James E. Webb (left) and others (unidentified men) prepare for the State Department visit to France.