Motion Picture MP2002-413
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Information
Footage
18 feet
Running Time
37 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 is seated at a desk, speaking about President Roosevelt’s death. He says “This day… people always asked me how I felt when President Roosevelt died and I became President… I have never been able to answer in a phrase or two… there are some facts that ought to be told that have not been told before…” Film and 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
| 0:00 | Clipboard, "scene 1, take 1." | |
| Harry S. Truman is seated at a desk, reading from pages and looking up. He says "This day . . . people always asked me how I felt when President Roosevelt died and I became President . . . I have never been able to answer in a phrase or two . . . there are some facts that ought to be told that have not been told before. I never did want to be Vice-President." | ||
| Off-screen voice says "cut." | ||