Motion Picture MP2002-248
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Information
Footage
35 feet
Running Time
52 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
Harry S. Truman answers questions from school children. One child asks Mr. Truman if he was ever broke. Mr. Truman replies, “I was broke all my life and still am. But that doesn't make any difference if you go ahead and do what’s right.” 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 is answering questions from children. A child’s voice asks: "Mr. President, when you were a child, did you have any ambition to be President?" | |
| Mr. Truman replies "No, I did not." He explains how he became President by accident. | ||
| 0:22 | Child’s voice: "Was you ever broke?" | |
| Mr. Truman replies: "I was broke all my life and still am. But that doesn’t make any difference if you go ahead and do what’s right." | ||