Out of focus, dull in contrast and imagery, DOS Pres. Truman greets Patricia and Pamela O'neil, the new march of dimes poster children. Your dimes aided these two youngsters back to health; now they dramatize start of another fund-raising drive. MCUS - Twins walking into President Truman's office MCUS - President Truman picks up the girls and puts them on his desk CUSS - President Truman looking at the twin girls and smiling MLS - President Truman wearing a March of Dimes large button, one of the twins is holding part of it in her hand MCUS - The president takes the girls off his desk CUHS - The twin girls

Atom War? Truman Hints Use Of A-bomb Fears that World War III may be near grip the world, as Red Chinese hordes threaten to engulf U.N. Forces fighting in Korea. In Washington, President Harry S. Truman calls a press conference and announces that the US is considering the use of its prime weapon, the Atom Bomb, in the Korean crisis. At the united nations, historic meeting hears Red China branded MLS White House. CU Politicians walking into the White House, Photographers taking pictures, flashbulbs and all. MLS President Truman standing at the podium getting ready to speak; President Truman Speaks: "The forces of the United Nations are in Korea to put down an aggression that threatens not only the whole fabric of the United Nations but all human hopes for peace and justice. If the United Nations yields to forces of aggression no nation will be safe or secure. If aggression is successful in Korea we can expect it to spread throughout Asia, Europe and to this hemisphere. We are fighting in Korea for our own national security and survival. We have committed ourselves to the cause of a just and peaceful world order through the United Nations. We stand by that commitment." On the battlefront of Korea: Forces for a definite stand against appeasement and further encroachment of communism. America spearheads the United Nations "police action:", a grid for a long fight increases. Allied foces In South Korea fight desparate to hold off Communist advances. Casualities begin to mount. MCU An army vehicle burning. Plane dropping bombs in a wooded area. Soldier running to get back in his fox hole. Soldiers face as he looks out the small window of a tank. MLS Soldiers sitting on top of a army tank as it moves along. CU Soldier face as he's driving the tank. MLS Soldiers in the battlefield firing their weapons at the enemy. MLS The United Nations. MCU Chinese delegates sit and listen to the charges of aggression by Korean Representative Of The Republic Of Korea Ben C Lyn. As Mr Lyn speaks the representatives from Red China refuse to take their seats. Ben C Lyn charges of aggression: "I point my finger at these representatives of the Chinese communist regime and I ask, "Why do they come here with un-clean hands? Why do they come here with their hands dripping with blood? Blood of the United Nations, the blood of the Korean people?" Close up shot of Soviet Representative on The United Nations Security Council, Jacob A Malik MCU United States Chief Delegate, Warren Austin took up the debate and further accused the Chinese of Red of aggression. Chief Delegate - Warren Austin speaks: "It is no exaggeration to say that that problem is the greatest one now confronting the world. That problem is this. Will there be peace or war? In the far east. The world awaits anxiously the answer to this question."

Master 1819 - Tape 1 Dark, ominous SMPTE countdown leader with two pop. TLS Chief Justice FREDERICK VINSON administering Oath of Office to U.S. President HARRY S. TRUMAN during Inauguration ceremony at East Portico, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington DC, Jan 20, 1949; President Truman kisses Bible, then shakes hands w/ Chief Justice Vinson & Vice-President ALBEN BARKLEY. MS/TLSs President Harry S. Truman delivering Inaugural Address speech (no audio). Tilting low angle LS dozen plus P-38 prop fighters flying in tight formation over parade route, barren tree limbs in FG. TLSs Inaugural parade: police escort (motorcycle cops), Truman & guests in open convertible w/ walking guards (Secret Service?); TLSs open convertibles on parade route, guests filling grandstand & adjacent seating. TLS U.S. Army soldiers in dress uniforms marching with shoulderbound rifles. LS/TLSs grandstand (reviewing stand), Mr. Truman & Mr. Barkley standing & talking. TLS military marching band performing. TLS parade float, people dressed as early 1800s colonials. Great MS white man dressed as Uncle Sam, walking along parade route on stilts. TLS U.S. Army color guard (numerous flags).

Master 1779 - Tape 2 Rear view MS U.S. Army soldiers wearing rain parkas while standing by railroad tracks, train pulling in to station at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. MS white male reporters and photographers including Associated Press standing in rain at train station. TLS/MSs U.S. President HARRY S. TRUMAN alighting train, shaking hands with U.S. Army lieutenant and major generals, posing for press. Sideview MS white male cameraman filming with wind-up 35mm short reel camera. LS U.S. Army marching band performing on foggy, misty field. LSs remote controlled artillery field guns firing. Great slightly low angle MS President Harry Truman watching through binoculars in gallery stands, then lowering glasses to reveal great smile. TLS gallery stand. LS M41 Walker Bulldog light tank in action on field. MSs Harry S. Truman standing in mess line, holding tray, receiving food. TLS/MSs U.S. Army soldiers in dress uniforms eating in mess hall. MS President Truman speaking: "I hope you'll all go home with the feeling that we are putting forth all these efforts for peace and not with any idea of destroying any other nation or any other government." VO: "Rain-soaked guards at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland await President Harry Truman, who cuts short the celebration of his daughter's birthday to inspect some of the newest weapons in the United States arsenal. The President, an artillery captain during WWI, doesn't seem to mind the weather. Recently-developed remote controlled artillery is unveiled for the Chief Executive who also sees the Walker Bulldog, the Army's new light tank named after the late General Walton Walker. At chow time Mr. Truman pushes his own tray through the G.I. mess line. Wounded veteran of the Korean War, now instructors at Aberdeen, meet the President who makes an after-lunch, off-the-cuff speech said to be an answer to Joseph Stalin's recent charges against the U.S."

Establishing LS White House at night. MS Mr. Truman at desk addressing the nation about the Taft-Hartley Act: "bad for labor, bad for management, bad for the country." Establishing TLS of the Capitol Building during the day. LS/MS Representatives of Congress seated. Nice TLS President Harry Truman and aide walking along Pennsylvania Avenue, the White House is seen in the background. LS President Harry Truman and aide walking. MSs President Harry Truman and aide walking along sidewalk, vehicular traffic is seen moving in the background.

CU Seal of the President of the United States. MS Mr. Truman speaking at black tie affair: "I'll tell you how we're not going to fight Communism. We are not going to turn our FBI into a Gestapo super-police we're not going to control what our people say or think. We're going to keep the Bill of Rights on the books". Speech is intercut with images from the HUAC Hearings.

Fighting in Korea. MS of President HARRY S. TRUMAN at stump: "Korea is a small country, thousands of miles away. But what is happening there is important to every American. (cut to color graphic of 38 parallel dividing North and South Korea). On Sunday, June 25th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea. Free nations must be on their guard more than ever before against this kind of sneak attack."

MS's of men enlisting at a navy recruiting center. MS's of recruits receiving a routine physical. MS's of nurses in uniform posing for camera. CU's of enlisted women being sworn in. MS of a chief reserve officer meeting w/ President HARRY S. TRUMAN. MS of the officer speaking. MS's of an unidentified Communist spy (handcuffed) being led from booking, a large press contingent in tow. Wide LS of a United States A-bomb test. Tight LS of a house being destroyed in the bomb's wind swell. LS of President Truman speaking at a college graduation ceremony. "The new age of atomic energy oppresses upon us. Mark that well. (cut to MS's of destroyed mannequins inside a house at a nuclear test site) Civilization can not survive an atomic war. Nothing will be left, but a world reduced to rubble. Gone will be man's hopes for decency. (more MS's of mannequins at test site) Gone will be our hope for the greatest age in the history of mankind. An age in which you and I know can harness atomic energy for the welfare of man and not for his destruction. " MS's of men inspecting a home bomb shelter. MS's & tLS's of throng of men walking from a factory after quitting' time. Quick auto assembly line montage. Gas station montage: tLS of a station wagon pulling into an Esso; MS's & CU's of attendants at work on car.

President HARRY S. TRUMAN. MS's of him walking in parades, then signing legislation in DC. CU of newspaper announcing Truman's decision to strip Gen. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR of his command. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR at various duties. Truman's decision and the backlash (interviews w/ Senators and people on the street). Massive NYC ticker tape parade for the retiring General DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. Audio of Congressional speech.

MS Harry Truman walking along street. MSs Truman buying newspaper from young African-American man.

TLS Military parade. GV African American GIs in transport boat. CU African American GI on field telephone. LS military inspection. Three CUs of helmeted African American GIs. LS crowd of African American men and women. MS sign reading: "We Greet You, Champion of Civil Rights, Mr. Truman". MS Mr. Truman shaking hands w/crowd. MS African American woman seated next to Caucasian man. MSs Harry Truman walking through crowd. MSs Truman riding in convertible. MS Truman approaching podium. TLS Truman speaking in front of large crowd. MSs Truman speaking at podium, various events. TLS large integrated crowd. GVs Truman riding in convertible.

Harry Truman sitting at desk.

Harry Truman with Douglas MacArthur.

Harry Truman signing a document

1945 Funeral of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington DC. Casket procession, accompanied by military personnel. Caucasian and African American mourners weeping. President Harry S Truman at FDR funeral in Hyde Park, NY.

June 27, 1945 Independence, Missouri. Harry S Truman speaking at an indoor rally. "I faced the national Democratic convention in Chicago last July when I was nominated for vice president of the United States under my protest - a terrible ordeal, I thought. I shall attempt, as I have attempted in these other crises, to meet your expectations, but don't expect too much of me. I must have your help and your support.

Harry Truman sitting in chair, wearing black tuxedo.

Harry S Truman leaning, smiling and looking out an open window on a sunny afternoon. Truman talking into an old two-piece telephone.

Harry Truman sitting on a Senate committee hearing.

1944 Democratic National Convention. Delegates waving "Truman for VP" signs. Harry Truman sitting with daughter Margaret Truman. Robert Hannegan announcing Truman nomination for Vice President. Two police officers grabbing Truman and whisking him through crowd to podium. People cheering. Harry Truman at podium banging an oversized gavel, "Give me a chance, will you please? It has been my privilege to be a United States Senator for the past nine and one half years and I expect to continue the effort which I have been making in that capacity as a United States Senator to help shorten the war and win the peace under the direction of our great leader Franklin D Roosevelt."

Senator Harry Truman speaking to camera, wife Bess Truman in the background.

Dome of Capitol Building as seen through break in leafy thrush of trees.

Politicians on House floor of Capitol, sitting and speaking and voting during session. Senator Harry Truman, wearing white suit and straw boater hat, exiting Senate office building with aide. He tips his hat to the camera.

Harry Truman reading mail at home with Bess Truman and daughter Margaret Truman.

Senator Harry Truman and other Senators with piles of paper.

Senator Harry Truman talking to camera about how he proposes to cut spending. The big drain on the government is the cost of relief. It must be curtailed to avoid increased taxes on everybody. With conditions improving, relief can gradually be cut to help only those actually in need until they can help themselves.

Senator Harry Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman attending a public event.

Senator Harry Truman and President Franklin D Roosevelt sitting at table on patio, talking, laughing.

Montage of Harry Truman on campaign trail. Truman riding in open convertible, waving to crowds of Main Street, USA. Side view Harry Truman speaking (no audio). Crowds waving emphatically in support.

Inauguration Day, January 20, 1945. President Franklin D Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Henry Wallace sitting in open convertible, being interviewed by radio reporters. Presidential car pulling away, Secret Service agents on siderails. Procession through rain-slicked streets of Washington DC.

Vice-President Harry S Truman gaveling a Senate Committee to order, and then sitting down.

April 12, 1945. President Franklin D Roosevelt dies. Capitol Dome, an American flag flying at half-mast. Harry Truman being sworn in (taking Oath of Office) by Chief Justice Harlan Stone in Cabinet Room of White House.

April 16, 1945. Excerpt of President Harry S Truman speaking to joint session of Congress. "With great humility I call upon all Americans to help me keep our Nation united in defense of those ideals which have been so eloquently proclaimed by Franklin Roosevelt."

President Harry Truman and presidential staff in Oval Office.

Potsdam Conference. President Harry Truman shaking hands with Winston Churchill. Truman, Churchill, Joseph Stalin (Josef Stalin) and their associates sitting at round table. Truman and Stalin standing on balcony for press.

August 14, 1945. President Harry S Truman in the Oval Office, surrounded by press reporters and aides. Truman I deem this reply a full acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration which specifies the unconditional surrender of Japan. In the reply there is no qualification. Arrangements are now being made for the signing of the surrender terms at the earliest possible moment. General Douglas MacArthur has been appointed the Supreme Allied Commander to receive the Japanese surrender.

President Harry Truman marching in parade.

President Harry Truman surrounded by reporters on dock. He may be on vacation because he is dressed in casual clothes.

May 24, 1946. President Harry Truman delivering national address regarding strike: As president of the United States, I am the representative of 140 million people and I cannot stand idly by while they are being caused to suffer by reason of the action of these two men. This is no contest between labor and management. This is a contest between a small group of men and their government.

May 25, 1946. President Harry Truman speaking to Congress, As a part of this temporary emergency legislation, I request the Congress immediately to authorize the President to draft into the Armed Forces of the United States all workers who are on strike against their Government. The President is handed a message by Leslie L. Biffle, Secretary of the Senate. Word has just been received that the rail strike has been settled, on terms proposed by the President!

President Harry Truman signing legislation at desk, noting the time by looking at his wristwatch.

March 12, 1947. Congress coming to session. President Harry S Truman speaking to Congress to pass a bill aimed to financially support Greece and Turkey (Truman Doctrine). "Greece must have assistance if it is to become a self-supporting and self-respecting democracy. I therefore ask the Congress to provide authority for assistance to Greece and Turkey in the amount of $400,000,000 for the period ending June 30, 1948.

President Harry Truman on sunny patio with wife Bess Truman and daughter Margaret Truman. Harry swimming in lake. Vacation.

President Harry Truman entering a government building.

May 14, 1948. President Harry Truman speaking at a black tie fundraising dinner, The Republicans, you know, are expected to nominate a candidate for President. They are having a lot of trouble deciding on just who that candidate for President will be, and for just what he stands. I want to say to you that for the next 4 years there will be a Democrat in the White House, and you are looking at him! People in evening wear applauding, laughing.

President Harry S Truman sitting at desk in Oval Office watching 1948 Democratic National Convention on a television set.

1948 Democratic National Convention. Speaker announcing nomination of Truman as Democratic candidate. Delegates cheering, waving pro-Harry Truman signs.

July 15, 1948 Harry Truman entering floor, taking podium. Truman speaking to convention My duty as President requires that I use every means within my power to get the laws the people need on matters of such importance and urgency. I am therefore calling this Congress back into session on the 26th of July. People cheering. Now, my friends, if there is any reality behind that Republican platform, we ought to get some action from a short session of the 80th Congress. They can do this job in 15 days, if they want to do it. They will still have time to go out and run for office. Cheering. Senator Barkley and I will win this election and make these Republicans like it - don't you forget that! Truman and Barkley with hands raised. President Harry Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman with Senator Alben Barkley and his wife on stage.