Motion Picture MP2002-421
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Information
Footage
36 feet
Running Time
1 minute 6 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Tape Format
Betacam SP
VHS
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
Harry S. Truman responds to questions regarding the scientists who worked on the hydrogen bomb. Mr. Truman discusses Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Fermi Award, and also the decision on the use of the hydrogen bomb. Film and sound.
Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963
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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems
Shot List
- Reel 1
| 0:00 | Harry S. Truman at a desk, responding to direction from an off-screen voice. He is asked whether he thought J. Robert Oppenheimer deserved the Fermi Award. Mr. Truman says yes, he thought he did deserve it. When asked about Dr. Oppenheimer's refusal to work on the hydrogen bomb, Mr. Truman says of Dr. Oppenheimer "he was just like all the scientists, they discover these things, then find out how terrible they are and don't want to take any blame for the consequences. He didn't make the decision – I did." | |
| 1:07 | The off-screen voice asks about Edward Teller. Mr. Truman says Dr. Teller hoped they wouldn't have to use the hydrogren bomb, "like I did." |