1945-1953TRUMAN
HISTORY OF TRUMAN'S PRESIDENTIAL YEARS.
NEWSREELS ILLUSTRATE PERIOD OF 1948-1952 WHEN FACED WITH PROBLEMS OF NEW AGGRESSION & THE COLD WAR ABROAD & SHARP DIVISIONS OF POLICY AT HOME. DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE ELECTION OF 1948, WITH TRUMAN WINNING OVER REPUBLICAN THOMAS DEWEY.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE TRUMAN'S CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAM, THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION, SENATOR MCCARTHY & COMMUNISM, WAR IN KOREA, & THE DISMISSAL OF GENERAL MACARTHUR.
NEWSREELS ILLUSTRATE PERIOD OF 1948-1952 WHEN FACED WITH PROBLEMS OF NEW AGGRESSION & THE COLD WAR ABROAD & SHARP DIVISIONS OF POLICY AT HOME. DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE ELECTION OF 1948, WITH TRUMAN WINNING OVER REPUBLICAN THOMAS DEWEY.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE TRUMAN'S CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAM, THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION, SENATOR MCCARTHY & COMMUNISM, WAR IN KOREA, & THE DISMISSAL OF GENERAL MACARTHUR.
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CU BORDER SIGN: "HALT ZONENGRENZE". BARBED WIRE BORDER. 1948 EAST GERMAN BLOCKADE OF WEST BERLIN.
BERLIN AIRLIFT. MILITARY AIRCRAFT AIRPLANES BACK AND FOURTH SHORT MONTAGE |
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CITIZENS WAVE AT MILITARY PLANES FLYING OVERHEAD. WOAMN WAVES WHITE HANDKERCHIEF SCARF AT PLANE.
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CU CHURCH BELLS. MONK PULLING BELL ROPES. PALESTINE RELIGIOUS CEREMONY
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PAN PALESTINE, 1948
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ARAB PALESTINIANS PRAYING. RELIGIOUS RITES, CEREMONY.
BOW DOWN & KISS THE GROUND |
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SHOFAR CURLED RAM HORN. ANCIENT MUSICAL HORN FOR JEWSIH RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. ba'al tokeah or ba'al tekiah
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JEWISH RELIGIOUS RITUALS. RABBI BLOWS SHOFAR HORN
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JEWS AT THE WAILING WALL. MAN KISSES THE WALL
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MAY 14, 1948. STATE OF ISRAEL. CHAIM WEIZMAN, BEN GURION. FEMALE SOLDIERS.
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RAISING OF THE ISRAELI FLAG.
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN AT HIS DESK. CU REPORT OF THE PRESIDENTS COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS.
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MONTAGE BLACK CHILDREN AT SCHOOL & PLAY:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CLASSROOM DOING ARTS & CRAFTS.; PRETEEN PAINTS ON EASEL; GIRLS DANCING, BOYS PLAYING SPORTS: PING PONG, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL BASEBALL. GIRLS STAND ON SWINGS; YOUNG BOY ON RINGS IN GYM; HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LEAVING SCHOOL. |
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HARRY TRUMAN AT PODIUM READING SPEECH
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BLACK AMERICAN SOLDIERS RUN THROUGH STREAM. WWII DESEGREGATION OF THE ARMED FORCES. PILOTS (TUSKEGEE AIRMEN?)
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN SIGNING 10 POINT CIVIL RIGHTS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS, FEBRUARY 1948.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, JULY 1948:
RASCIST SOUTHERN DELEGATES WALK OUT. TRUMAN & BARKLEY CLASP HANDS IN TRIUMPH |
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TRUMAN GIVES ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AT 1948 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
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1948 HARRY TRUMAN WHISTLE-STOP CAMPAIGN
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VOLUNTEERS FILLING OUT STATE CHART. 1948 PRIMARY ELECTION
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HARRY TRUMAN GIVES PRIMARY VICTORY SPEECH
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EUROPE MAP, 1948. CHURCHILL OFF SCREEN GIVES "IRON CURTAIN SPEECH"
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CU NATO FLAG
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NATO MEMBERS MARCH IN PARADE, 1949. PEACETIME ALLIANCE.
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TRUMAN GIVES SPEECH "MEN WITH COURAGE CAN STILL CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY"
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CU PAPER MARKED "TOP SECRET"
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YOUNG REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD NIXON EXPOSES TOP SECRET STATE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS. MICROFILM THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSMITTED TO THE SOVIET UNION
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SENATE SESSION. JOSEPH MCCARTHY INVESTIGATIONS.
MCCARTHYISM. MCCARTHY ERA. HUAC. |
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN POSES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS.
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JUNE 1950. NORTH KOREAN REDS INVADE SOUTH KOREA.
BEGINNING OF KOREAN WAR |
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WHITE HOUSE CIRCA 1950
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TRUMAN IN CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY OF STATE DEAN ACHESON. 1950
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UN SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION. UNITED NATIONS VOTE RESOLUTION PASSED TO FORM UN MILITARY FORCE. CU EMPTY SOVIET UNION CHAIR
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UN FORCES IN KOREA: AMPHIBIOUS LANDING AT INCHONG.
KOREAN WAR. CU BOOTS SINKING IN MUD. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. |
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN SPEAKING ABOUT GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
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MACARTHUR IN KOREA. WAR PLANS. KOREAN WAR FOOTAGE.
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN ARRIVES AT WAKE ISLAND & MEETS WITH MACARTHUR, OCTOBER 1950. TRUMAN PINS OAK LEAF MEDAL ON MACARTHUR
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KOREAN WAR FOOTAGE. BITTER WINTER.
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SOLDIERS AT CAMP BIVOUAC TRYING TO STAY WARM. SOLDIER WARMS SHOE INNER SOLES OVER THE FIRE
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POV IN PLANE WATCHING BOMBS HIT. AIR BATTLE
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KOREAN WAR FOOTAGE
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CU GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. TRUMAN SPPECH VO FIRING MACARTHUR. CU NEWSPAPER HEADLINE: "TRUMAN FIRES MACARTHUR!. PILE OF NEWSPAPERS WITH SAME
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CU PRESIDENT TRUMAN ANNOUNCING HIS DECISION TO FIRE MACARTHUR. "THE CAUSE OF WORLD PEACE IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY INDIVIDUAL"
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JULY 10, 1951. KOREAN CEASE FIRE TALKS. PANMUNJOM.
JULY 27, 1953. ARMISTICE SIGNING |
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JANUARY 1952. TRUMAN MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT NOT TO SEEK SECOND TERM. LOUD ROARS OF DISAPPOINTMENT HEARD
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TRUMAN IN PARADE, GETS OUT OF OPEN CAR & SHAKES HANDS WITH SOLDIER. MARCHES IN PARADE WITH SOLDIERS. WOMAN THROWS CONFETTI
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CU TRUMAN DIPPING PEN & SIGNING PAPERS.
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TRUMAN SHAKING HANDS WITH CITIZENS
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TRUMAN READS SPEECH FROM HIS OFFICE. NOT SEEKING RE-
ELECTION SPEECH |
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