Motion Picture MP64-7

See It Now

Administrative Information

Footage
1080 feet
Running Time
30 minutes
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
CBS–TV
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
This weekly television program of current events features an interview with George Marshall and includes Harry S. Truman's comments about Marshall and American history.
Date(s)
September 1954

SD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are available for $20, and HD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are $50. Copies of motion pictures not already digitized will incur additional costs.

This item does not circulate but reproductions may be purchased.

To request a copy of this item, please contact truman.reference@nara.gov​​​​​​​

Please note that this video belongs to a different video collection than the items available to be borrowed by teachers, from our Education Department.

Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

    Reel 1
00:00 A weekly program of current events produced by Edward R. Murrow. Election night in New York City – 1954, mayoral race. Wagner vs Riegelman (R) and Halley (Lib).
01:45 Murrow talks to Halley (via telephone) & Riegelman. All offer Wagner congratulations (Charles Collingwood at Wagner headquarters since Wagner couldn’t make it to camera).
06:30 Don Hollenback talks of New Jersey election. Murrow talks about George C. Marshall (including - Washington – September 3, 1939 – Marshall installed as Chief of Staff by Woodring and unidentified person.
08:00 Murrow interviews Marshall (date unknown – possibly 1953 or 1954), told about job of Chief of Staff.
10:00 Harry S. Truman talks about Marshall.
15:00 Harry S. Truman talks about American History.
16:00 Harry S. Truman comments on Marshall for youth – Marshall always did the best job he could in any assignment.
17:00 Murrow interviewing Marshall again
18:45 Commercial
21:30 Army orientation film – interview with Lt. John Silas Quinn (USAF officer prisoner of war in N. Korea) talks about being prisoner and his actions
28:30 Ending comments by Murrow
29:00 Commercial