Motion Picture MP2002-454
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Harry S. Truman discusses the Arab/Israeli conflict stating that the White House was under tremendous pressure from the British, the Zionists, and even from his own cabinet. “Nobody was going to tell us how to act….” Sound only.
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Shot List
Reel 1
| 0:00 | Unidentified voice says "wildtrack 3006, show 7, scene 45." | |
| 0:20 | Harry S. Truman discusses a situation where there was "talk of losing Arab oil, of Russia taking over in the Middle East. The British wanted us to stay away, the Zionists wanted us to send American troops." He states the White House was under tremendous pressure and propaganda, even from his own cabinet and staff. "I was fed up." Nobody was going to tell us how to act. We were not going to be pulled into another world war. | |
| There is direction from an unidentified voice and Mr. Truman re-reads some of his comments. | ||