| No Appeasement: President Puts Nation On All Out | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1554 |
| Catalog #: | 350985 | |
| Clip Number: | 350985-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 023-414-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:50:14 - 00:51:56 | |
| Location: | Washington, DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Misc. LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Truman, Harry WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Misc. | |
| Description: | No Appeasement: President Puts Nation On All Out Calling on all Americans to tighten their belts in the face of the gravest threat to our national security, President Truman signs the emergency proclamation that puts this nation on a war footing. No appeasement of Communism is the rallying cry as America heeds its president's call to arms. President Harry S Truman sitting at his desk addressing the public: "Our home, our nation all the things we believe in are in great danger. This dangers has been created by the rulers of the Soviet Union. The future civilization depends on what we do. On what we do now and in the months ahead. Here are the things we will do. First - we will continue to uphold and if necessary defend with arms the principals of the United Nations. Second - We will continue to work with the other free nations to strengthen our combined defenses. Third - We will build up our own army, navy and air force and make more weapons for ourselves and our allies. Fourth - We will expand our economy and keep it on an even keel. Though the present situation is dangerous we do not believe that war is inevitable. There is no conflict between the legitimate interest of the free world and those of the Soviet Union that can not be settled by peaceful means. We will continue to take every honorable step we can to avoid general war but we will not engage in appeasement. The world learned from Munich, that security can not be bought by appeasement." MCUS - The photographers and their cameras MCUS - President Truman signing a proclamation Vocie over explains just what this proclamation means. | |
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