The US was close to war during the Berlin airlift; Harry Truman wishes we had had a European defense organization during that time. Picture with intermittent sound. (sound only 25 seconds)
President Harry S. Truman delivered his Special Message to the Congress on the Threat to the Freedom of Europe on March 17, 1948. This excerpt contains these lines: "Since the close of hostilities, the Soviet Union and its agents have destroyed the independence and democratic character of a whole series of nations in Eastern and Central Europe. It is this ruthless course of action, and the clear design to extend it to the remaining free nations of Europe, that have brought about the critical situation in Europe today.
BBC Series, "The Buck Stops Here." John Major interview of Alger Hiss at BBC Studio in New York City, on various aspects of the Harry S. Truman presidency.
The interview of former President Harry S. Truman was conducted by David Noyes and William Hillman. This was in preparation for an article for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Mr. Truman discusses the visit of Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev, different proposals between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and the Cold War. Recorded by William Hillman and David Noyes in the Truman suite of the Truman Library. Transcript available in Research Room.
An American map of the Pacific Ocean that shows the coastline of North America, Asia, and Australia. Handwriting and markings, in red and blue pencil, describe agreements made between the United States and the Soviet Union at the Potsdam Conference. The Sea of Okhotsk is circled and is described as follows: "To be a zone of mutual operations, according to mutual agreements-Terminal, Page 328." Separate zones of operation in the Sea of Japan are identified by red pencil markings (Soviet Union) and blue pencil markings (United States).
A map of the situation in Iran as of October 11, 1946. A plastic overlay, taped on top of the map, shows roads, railroads, tribal boundaries, oil fields, rifle strengths, the location of Iranian, Turkish, and British units, and the number of divisions and troops from the Soviet, Azerbaijan, British, and Iranian forces. Correspondence previously attached to this map has been placed in President's Secretary's Files, Subject File, Foreign Affairs File, Iran, Maps.
A map of the post-war situation in eastern Europe. A plastic overlay, taped on top of the map, shows post-war international boundaries, the current location of units in the Turkish, Bulgarian, Yugoslavian, Romanian, Hungarian, and Russian military, and other details. The inset of Venezia Guilia, also known as the Julian March, highlights the "Morgan Line" and the two zones of the post-war contested region.
A map of the post-war situation in northwestern Iran. A plastic overlay, taped on top of the map, has annotations regarding areas occupied by the Soviet Union military, including the number of divisions and troops in a designated area. The dashed purple line highlights the contested region of Iranian Azerbaijan and the red line shows the line of farthest Soviet occupation.
A revised map titled "Greater Germany: Major Administrative Divisions, July 1, 1944." The map shows the boundary lines of Greater Germany, pre-war 1937 international boundaries, zones of occupation, land, provincial, regional, and district boundaries, and the Oder-Neisse Line. Divisions of Germany have been differentiated by colored markers. Two tables, glued to the map, give geographic, demographic, and economic data of each division. The inset of Europe shows international boundaries as of 1937.
A National Geographic map titled "Western Europe." The map shows principal railways, highways, canals, principal airports, passes, ruins, and the American, British, French, and Russian occupation zones in post World War II Germany and Austria. Annotations, in pencil and blue ink, mark the movement of Allen White's 110th Engineers during World War I. Areas highlighted are Eu, Dieppe, Amiens, Le Havre, Rouen, Paris, Varennes, Montfaucon, Verdun, St.