Motion Picture MP2002-295
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Information
Footage
36 feet
Running Time
1 minute 13 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Undetermined
Description
Harry S Truman discusses the decision to aid Greece and Turkey in 1947 against Communist insurgents. 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 reads from a script about the situation he faced in deciding to aid Greece and Turkey in 1947 against Communist insurgents | |
| "I had to make a decision; it could mean war." The Russians threatened to use troops "I used words," "I didn’t want to start a war." | ||
| 0:47 | Harry S. Truman says sometimes when one leak is plugged up, another breaks through. "The Russians found a big leak in Greece, which was torn apart by war." "It was a hard decision to make, sending our young men into a country that was already half dead." | |