Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Harry S. Truman discusses the cabinet meeting following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Sound only.

Mr. Truman states that the United Nations is probably our only source in the world for keeping peace. Sound only.

Harry S. Truman discusses how he was given details on the development and budget for the Atomic Bomb on his way to Potsdam. Sound only.

Mr. Truman refers to an incident where British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin says a pretty raw, ignominious thing "that didn't help my Missouri good nature...." Sound only.

Merle Miller asks Mr. Truman about rough campaigns. Mr. Truman cites a campaign of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and Grover Cleveland and comments there's never been any campaign rougher than the 1948 campaign. Sound only.

Dr. Michael Devine interviews John Ross Truman for “Talkin’ Truman”, a presentation at the Harry S. Truman Library, May 8, 2010. John Ross Truman is a great nephew of President Truman. He speaks of his memories of his Uncle Harry. Mini dv (2 tapes), and dvd.

Disc composed of three separate segments; furnished by the National Archives 11/0/07 NARA #080053 (purchased by Tom Heurtz of the White House Decision Center at the Harry S. Truman Library).

Section one: Silent color film of the Trinity Test at Alamogordo, White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico, July 1945. Includes delivery and setup of the "gadget" bomb and actual denotation of the atomic bomb from two locations. Approximately 12 minutes. Still pictures local identifier 77.11.

FROM PRECINCT TO PRESIDENT: SOME REFLECTIONS BY HARRY S. TRUMAN From See It Now, by Edward R. Murrow, February 2, 1958. 3/4-inch videotape. Black & White. Sound. Donor: CBS Archives.

Harry S. Truman answers questions from soldiers at Fort Leavenworth, mostly about the Korean War. This is apparently a continuation of MP2002-87. Sound only. 

Harry S. Truman gives details about the mission of dropping the atomic bomb. Picture and intermittent sound.