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Motion Picture MP2002-289

Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")

Administrative Information

Footage
118 feet
Running Time
3 minutes 4 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Undetermined
Description

Mr. Truman discusses his concern for the welfare of the refugees. He talks about the Germans being in the position to hate the victorious Allies in 1945. Truman states "I didn't want hate to be the war's gift to the future." Sound only.

Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963

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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems

Shot List

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Reel 1

0:00   Harry S. Truman discusses how his mother and her family were forced off the farm by the Yankees, causing them to hate the Yankees the rest of their lives. The Germans in 1945 were in a position to hate the victorious Allies. "I didn’t want hate to be the war's gift to the future."
2:26   Mr. Truman states he was worried about what was going to happen to the refugees. Premier Stalin kept saying that he wasn't responsible for what was happening to the refugees.