Truman Views New Arms
Truman Views New Arms
Master 1779 - Tape 2 Rear view MS U.S. Army soldiers wearing rain parkas while standing by railroad tracks, train pulling in to station at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. MS white male reporters and photographers including Associated Press standing in rain at train station. TLS/MSs U.S. President HARRY S. TRUMAN alighting train, shaking hands with U.S. Army lieutenant and major generals, posing for press. Sideview MS white male cameraman filming with wind-up 35mm short reel camera. LS U.S. Army marching band performing on foggy, misty field. LSs remote controlled artillery field guns firing. Great slightly low angle MS President Harry Truman watching through binoculars in gallery stands, then lowering glasses to reveal great smile. TLS gallery stand. LS M41 Walker Bulldog light tank in action on field. MSs Harry S. Truman standing in mess line, holding tray, receiving food. TLS/MSs U.S. Army soldiers in dress uniforms eating in mess hall. MS President Truman speaking: "I hope you'll all go home with the feeling that we are putting forth all these efforts for peace and not with any idea of destroying any other nation or any other government." VO: "Rain-soaked guards at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland await President Harry Truman, who cuts short the celebration of his daughter's birthday to inspect some of the newest weapons in the United States arsenal. The President, an artillery captain during WWI, doesn't seem to mind the weather. Recently-developed remote controlled artillery is unveiled for the Chief Executive who also sees the Walker Bulldog, the Army's new light tank named after the late General Walton Walker. At chow time Mr. Truman pushes his own tray through the G.I. mess line. Wounded veteran of the Korean War, now instructors at Aberdeen, meet the President who makes an after-lunch, off-the-cuff speech said to be an answer to Joseph Stalin's recent charges against the U.S."