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.
Diplomacy
President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill at Anglo-American Meeting
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.
Prime Minister Attlee, President Harry Truman, and General Secretary Stalin at the Potsdam Conference
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.
Dedication of the State Department Building in Honor of Harry S. Truman
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.
President Truman's Remarks Upon Ambassador Harriman's Departure to Iran
President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon the departure of Ambassador Averell Harriman to Iran. The President spoke at 11:55 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Also includes remarks by Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, and Mr. Harriman.
President Truman's Remarks Upon Secretary of State Dean Acheson's Arrival From Europe
President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon Secretary of State Dean Acheson's arrival from Europe, Africa, and South America, National Airport, Washington, DC. Secretary Acheson's remarks about his 17,000 mile trip also included in recording. Text of remarks not found in Public Papers.
President Truman shaking hands with Dean Acheson
President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Dean Acheson, Secretary of State, as Mrs. Acheson and Under Secretary of State James E. Webb look on. Mr. and Mrs. Acheson were leaving for the Big Three meeting on Western European unity in Paris.
James Webb preparing for visit to France
Under Secretary James E. Webb (left) and others (unidentified men) prepare for the State Department visit to France.
Post war visit of former Axis power officials
The first representatives of Japan, Germany, and Italy to visit the United States since World War II are welcomed to Washington, D. C. by Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin, Jr. in his office at the House of Representatives. Left to right: Dr. Chen Li-fu, Dr. Michael Horlacher, Speaker Martin, Umberto Calosso, Kensuke Horinouchi, and U Ba Lwin. They are in Washington en route from the MRA World Assembly for ideological preparedness in California. Ambassador Horinouchi was also greeted at the State Department, the first Japanese official to visit Washington, D. C. since the war.
Eliahu Elath presenting ark to President Truman
President Harry S. Truman received from President Chaim Weizmann of Israel a silver ark to hold the Scrolls of Law which Dr. Weizmann presented to President Truman earlier this year. The presentation was made by Eliahu Elath, Ambassador of Israel, in the name of Dr. Weizmann. Similar to 65-2243.