Motion Picture MP2007-18
News of the Day / Truman Attlee King/ Atomic Bomb Talks
Administrative Information
Original Format(s)
Video Tape
Running Time
1 minute 30 seconds
Tape Format
3/4 inch video tape
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Hearst News of the Day
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
Truman's historic meeting with British Prime Minister Clement Atlee and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King on board the Presidential yacht Sequoia.
Date(s)
1945
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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture
Shot List
- Reel 1
| 00:20 | Title: “News of the Day / Truman Attlee King / Atomic Bomb Talks Open in Washington” | |
| 00:26 | Arrival of British Prime Minister Clement Attlee by plane, where he is greeted by Secretary of State James Byrnes. | |
| 00:36 | Clement Attlee arrives at White House, greeted at front steps by President Harry S. Truman. | |
| 00:48 | President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee arrive at Washington Navy Yard, where they greet Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King. | |
| 00:58 | President Truman, Prime Minister Attlee and Prime Minister King on the presidential yacht Sequoia. | |
| 01:20 | The Sequoia sails into Chesapeake Bay. | |
| 01:30 | End |