Motion Picture MP72-30

Peace

Administrative Information

Footage
279 feet
Running Time
7 minutes 45 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
RKO Pathe
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
Newsreel footage of events such as President Truman's receipt of an honorary degree from the University of Kansas City; the presentation of the United Nations charter to Congress; and the return of troops from overseas.
Date(s)
August 1, 1945

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

    Reel 1
0:00 Truman in Kansas City – receives honorary LLD and asks for help in serving, etc. Narrator – Jackson Beck (some of speech), June 28, 1945.
1:50 Truman presents United Nations charter to Congress.
2:10 Four new cabinet members take oath; Tom Clark, Attorney General; Robert E. Hannegan, Postmaster General; Lewis B. Schwellenbach, Labor; Clinton B. Anderson, Agriculture.
3:05 Queen Elizabeth – brings home 15,000. Shows arrival of Queen Elizabeth bringing home troops.
4:00 Okinawa – mop up of last Japanese – scenes of battle.
6:30 “Air Death” – B-24’s attack in SWPA, B-24 takes hit in wing and spins in.