Harry S. Truman


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Interviewees discuss the presidency of Harry S. Truman (1945-1953).

Highlights
Walter Cronkite on conducting the first televised tour of the White House, with President Harry S. Truman, whom he calls "one of our better Presidents"
03:14
Irving Fein on Jack Benny doing a concert for Harry Truman and getting the president on The Jack Benny Program
02:01
Garry Simpson on covering President Truman
00:41
Dick Smith on makeup for Ed Flanders as "Harry Truman"
00:43
Frank Stanton on his association with Harry S. Truman
08:11
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David Brinkley

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David Brinkley on covering President Harry S. Truman
07:24

Walter Cronkite

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Walter Cronkite on conducting the first televised tour of the White House, with President Harry S. Truman, whom he calls "one of our better Presidents"
03:14
Walter Cronkite on his tour of the White House with President Harry S. Truman
00:49

Bob Doyle

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Bob Doyle on directing a broadcast with President Harry S. Truman
06:24
Bob Doyle on directing televised events that President Harry S. Truman would be a part of
03:06
Bob Doyle on directing the 1948 political conventions
07:20
Bob Doyle on directing coverage of the 1952 presidential conventions
05:01

George Faber

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George Faber on interviewing Harry S. Truman
06:41

Irving Fein

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Irving Fein on Jack Benny doing a concert for Harry Truman and getting the president on The Jack Benny Program
02:01
Irving Fein on President Harry Truman doing a special episode of The Jack Benny Program
02:20

Julian Goodman

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Julian Goodman on NBC News during the 1948 Convention
02:08
Julian Goodman on working the 1948 political convention in Philadelphia, PA and radio's dominance over television
04:37

Garry Simpson

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Garry Simpson on covering President Truman
00:41

Frank Stanton

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Frank Stanton on his association with Harry S. Truman
08:11

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