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Motion Picture MP2002-1

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

Administrative Information

Footage
1 foot
Running Time
30 seconds
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description

Harry S. Truman speaks of calling a meeting of the cabinet after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. He mentions a cabinet member who returned from Yalta a weary man (probably Harry Hopkins). This segment was probably used for episode 1. Sound only.

Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963

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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems

Shot List

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0:00   Harry S. Truman speaks of calling a meeting of the cabinet after President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death. He speaks of an unnamed cabinet member (probably Harry Hopkins) who returned from Yalta a weary man. This recollection was probably to be used in episode 1 of the television series.