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Harry S. Truman, from The WPA Film Library Speeches Collection
Title
Harry S. Truman, from The WPA Film Library Speeches Collection [electronic resource (video)] / WPA Film Library.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c1990.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 28, 2012.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This collection of significant speeches given by Harry S. Truman covers his sudden succession to the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and other landmarks of his terms in office.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
WPA Film Library Speeches Collection
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 & up.
Contents
Intro: The Speeches of Harry S. Truman (0:28)
The Accidental President (2:19)
Eulogy (0:46)
Truman Addresses Congress (3:02)
President's News Conference (1:14)
Truman Speaks to the United Nations (0:44)
Excerpt Report to the American People (1:43)
Man of Character (1:26)
Legislation for Industrial Peace (2:11)
Taft-Hartley Labor Act (0:05)
The Truman Doctrine (2:37)
Address at Convention Hall in Philadelphia (0:38)
Young Democrats (0:44)
30th National Democratic Convention (4:03)
Nomination for President (1:29)
Cadillac Square (1:26)
Vote for Your Future (0:25)
Gilmore Stadium (0:18)
Labor-Management Relations (1:40)
Victory Dinner (2:36)
Dinner of the American Bar Association (0:50)
Korea is Attacked (0:22)
United Nations General Assembly (6:39)
New Conference - U.N. Forces in Korea (0:42)
Escalating War in Korea (1:25)
State of the Union (2:27)
Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner (1:23)
U.S. Policy in the Far East (1:41)
Civil Defense Conference (2:07)
Independence Day (1:40)
The American Frontier (1:46)
American Legion Dedication (0:38)
1952 State of the Union Address (2:11)
Mutual Security Program (1:32)
I Shall Not Be a Candidate for Reelection (1:12)
Farewell Address (1:38)
Credits: The Speeches of Harry S. Truman (0:08)
Videorecording number
47800 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
WPA Film Library.
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