Motion Picture MP67-2
Problems and Promise of Democracy
Administrative Information
Footage
1080 feet
Running Time
30 minutes
Film Gauge
16mm
Tape Format
3/4 inch video tape
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
McGraw Hill
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
A documentary for school children about the steel strike of 1952 and President Truman's decision to seize the steel mills. The purpose of the film is to teach about uses of presidential power.
Date(s)
ca.
1966
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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture
Shot List
- Reel 1
| 0:00 | Harry S. Truman speech re: steel strike, April 8, 1952 | |
| 0:45 | Truman seizes steel mills in wage dispute; Congress rebuffs Truman on steel; strike continues; Supreme Court to rule on the steel seizure. Prepared by Jack Honey; narrated by Joe King, Movie Tone News. Writer: Erik Barnow, Producer: Stephen L. Schaff | |
| 1:15 | Steel mill scenes. | |
| 1:45 | Miscellaneous. | |
| 2:15 | Many air scenes and Korean War scenes as narrator talks about need for build up of supplies. | |
| 4:30 | Ike asks for support of NATO. | |
| 5:15 | More war scenes. | |
| 6:00 | Graph on prices vs. wages (OPA/WSB). | |
| 6:30 | Steel mill scenes. | |
| 6:45 | Steel union and company representatives. | |
| 7:15 | War scenes. | |
| 8:15 | White House exterior scenes. | |
| 8:30 | Steel mill. | |
| 9:00 | Congress. | |
| 9:05 | Robert Taft talking. | |
| 9:40 | Harry S. Truman talking (voiceover) June 10, 1952. | |
| 10:00 | Graph of wage raises. | |
| 10:50 | Steel mill. | |
| 11:10 | White House and Truman speech on April 8, 1952. | |
| 12:50 | Steel mills. | |
| 13:15 | Clarence Randall, President of U.S. Steel, speaking, April 9, 1952. | |
| 15:30 | Unidentified man speaking on collective bargaining. | |
| 15:45 | Miscellaneous views as narrator talks on collective bargaining efforts. | |
| 16:15 | Narrator talks of history of presidential seizures (with pictures of actions). | |
| 18:00 | Actions taken by Congress and courts from presidential seizures. | |
| 18:45 | Steel workers on strike. | |
| 19:00 | Union leaders at White House with Truman giving tour as union and management meet upstairs. Voiceover – narrator talks again of history of Presidential powers. | |
| 21:15 | Union leaders – Phil Murray talks about results of negotiations (no decision). | |
| 23:00 | Steel company representatives – present their side. | |
| 23:45 | Supreme Court decision on seizure. | |
| 24:20 | Workers on strike. | |
| 24:35 | Taft talks. | |
| 25:25 | Workers on strike as Truman doesn't use Taft-Hartley Act. | |
| 25:40 | Truman speaks to Congress. | |
| 26:10 | Scenes of the strikers. | |
| 26:30 | Dean Acheson walking. | |
| 26:45 | Secretary of Defense speaks (Robert Lovett). | |
| 26:55 | Labor management agree. | |
| 27:25 | Unidentified man speaking on agreement. | |
| 27:45 | Recap of what we have learned about Presidential Power (miscellaneous pictures). |