The Presidents. Truman
The story of the unlikely rise of a gritty American original, Harry Truman. He was a farmer, a bankrupt businessman, an unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held America's highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but he would...
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, CA. :
PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
2008, 1997.
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| Edition: | Full screen version |
| Series: | American experience.
Presidents collection. |
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| Summary: | The story of the unlikely rise of a gritty American original, Harry Truman. He was a farmer, a bankrupt businessman, an unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held America's highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but he would prove to be a surprise. Facing some of the biggest crises of the century, Truman would end the war with Germany, use the atomic bomb against Japan, confront an expanding Soviet Union and wage war in Korea-all while the woman he adored, his wife Bess, refused to stay in the White House and play the role of First Lady. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast on PBS as a segment of The American Experience. DVD special feature Teacher's guide (PDF). |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (257 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 surround. |
| Audience: | MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian rating PG. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography by William B. McCullough, James Callanan, Roger Phenix; edited by Geof Bartz, Howard Sharp; music by Michael Bacon. |
| ISBN: | 1415738475 (set) 9781415738474 (set) |