The Presidents. Truman

The Presidents. Truman

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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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Corporate Authors: David Grubin Productions, WGBH Educational Foundation, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), PBS Home Video, Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Grubin, David, Robards, Jason
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, CA. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008, 1997.
Edition:Full screen version
Series:American experience.
Presidents collection.
Subjects:
Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972.
Presidents > United States.
Legislators > Missouri > Biography.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Presidents > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > Family > 20th century.
Presidents' spouses > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > Election > History > 20th century.
United States > History > 1945-1953.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1953.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953.
Biographical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Table of Contents:
  • Disc One Part One An Accident of Democracy Introduction
  • New life
  • Opportunities
  • War and peace
  • Senator Truman Part Two The Moon, Stars and All the Planets Road to the White House
  • New President
  • End of the war
  • Bomb
  • Credits (144 min.)
  • Disc Two Part Three Hell Introduction
  • Crisis at home
  • Seeds of the Cold War
  • New policies
  • Truman defeats Dewey
  • Korean War
  • Truman vs. MacArthur
  • Citizen Truman
  • Credits (116 min.)

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