Motion Picture MP2002-371
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Information
Footage
36 feet
Running Time
1 minute 13 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Tape Format
Betacam SP
VHS
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
Harry S. Truman talks about entering the National Guard, and wearing a blue uniform. He describes a visit to his grandmother while wearing his uniform and her reaction. 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, in close-up, describes going into the National Guard. He said he had to wear a blue uniform. He went to visit his old grandmother, whose farm had been burned by union troops in the Civil War (Harriet Gregg Young). She said, "Harry, that’s the first time a uniform of that color has been in this house since the Civil War . . . don't bring it back." | |
| ". . . I didn’t." |