Motion Picture MP59-12-11
Interview with Dean Acheson
Administrative Information
Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
243 feet
Running Time
6 minutes 45 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
British Broadcasting Company
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
Outtakes from Portraits of Power (MP59-12-1 through 59-12-3) of an interview with Dean Acheson, who speaks of Truman's vitality, curiosity, and intelligence.
Date(s)
1958
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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture
Shot List
Reel 1
- Dean Acheson speaks of Harry Truman’s vitality, curiosity – healthy; story of Harry Truman’s relationship with Pendergast at funeral; story of Dwight Eisenhower asking if Harry Truman understood the importance of the Mediterranean; Truman shows maps and gives lecture. See also MP59-12-1, MP59-12-2, and MP59-12-3, which is the finished product, “Portraits of Power.”