| HARRY TRUMAN WORKS THE MIRACLE Harry Truman wins the American elections against all odds. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 56 |
| Catalog #: | 312550 | |
| Clip Number: | 312550-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 48/90 | |
| Timecode: | 10:44:56 - 10:45:56 | |
| Location: | New York. | |
| Year Shot: | 1948 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ELECTIONS: Voting PERSONALITIES: Truman, Harry | |
| Description: | Master 56 Part 1 Same as catalog # 69681 Harry S. Truman wins the 1948 Presidential Election over Thomas E. Dewey. "Harry Truman Works The Miracle". Convention hall full of cheering Republicans, waving Dewey banners. Dewey waving from the stage, huge picture of himself hanging behind him. Polling place. Truman in voting booth marking paper ballot. CU "General Election Ballot Box" Harry, Bess, and Margaret Truman put their ballots in the box as a crowd watches. Dewey emerging from the voting booth. Times Square, New York City, at night, lighted news display sign, showing the election returns (Truman in the lead). Interior of the Democrat's ballroom (the VO calls it Dewey's headquarters but there's a picture of Truman on the wall) Lots of empty chairs. Reporters/cameramen asleep. LS of Republican headquarters with big "Election Returns" board at the far end. CU board, pan to the numbers from Illinois (Dewey: 1,809,000; Truman: 1,881,000). CU someone dropping a Dewey poster to the ground. LS happy Democrats in their ballroom/headquarters. CU smiling happy Truman. Truman emerging from building (day), tipping his hat to reporters/photographers. Victory, Defeat, Politics. | |
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