Motion Picture MP2002-390
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Information
Footage
35 feet
Running Time
58 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 speaks about negotiating with Russia at the end of World War II. Mr. Truman likens the negotiations to “eating with an octopus.” Mr. Truman describes how Josef Stalin wanted complete Russian control of the Manchurian port and Manchuria. Film with sound.
Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963
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To request a copy of this item, please contact truman.reference@nara.gov
Moving Image Type
Screen Gems
Shot List
- Reel 1
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| Harry S. Truman in close-up, speaking about negotiating with Russia at the end of World War II. He says "Negotiating with Stalin was like eating with an octopus." It was agreed that the port in Manchuria would be an open port that the Chinese would administer but that anyone could use. However, Josef Stalin wanted control of the port and complete Russian control of Manchuria. |