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Developments in New York and Washington, DC, regarding allegations that Harry Dexter White of the Truman administration was a Soviet spy

Former Pres. Harry Truman sits down at desk for press conference in New York City to explain why he will not comply with a subpoena from the House Un-American Activities Committee, reporters gathered around him / Truman SOT: "The subpoena does not state the matters upon which you seek my testimony but I assume from the press stories that you seek to examine me with respect to matters which occurred during my tenure of the presidency of the United States. In spite of a personal willingness to cooperate with your committee, I feel constrained by my duty to the people of the United States to decline to comply with the subpoena" / EXT Senate Office Building in Washington, DC / VS audience at hearing held by the Senate Internal Security Committee / senators on committee at table / Theron Lamar Caudle, former assistant Attorney General, sits down to testify / closer shot of Caudle / Caudle testifying / photographers and cameramen taking pictures / Gen. Harry V. Vaughn, former Truman military aide, sitting down to testify / close shot of Vaughn / VS wider shots of Vaughn / senators at table / Vaughn as senator asks him question / closer shot of Vaughn as Senator asks him question, Vaughn answers question, Senator asks another question, Vaughn answers / audience listening / VS senators on committee / man testifying, SOT: "I can't speak for the committee, I can only speak as an individual. I see no reason for calling the former President, Harry Truman, before this committee because the record speaks for itself" / audience listening / senators on committee at table / shot from moving camera of audience and senators
Former Pres. Harry Truman sits down at desk for press conference in New York City to explain why he will not comply with a subpoena from the House Un-American Activities Committee, reporters gathered around him / Truman SOT: "The subpoena does not state the matters upon which you seek my testimony but I assume from the press stories that you seek to examine me with respect to matters which occurred during my tenure of the presidency of the United States. In spite of a personal willingness to cooperate with your committee, I feel constrained by my duty to the people of the United States to decline to comply with the subpoena" / EXT Senate Office Building in Washington, DC / VS audience at hearing held by the Senate Internal Security Committee / senators on committee at table / Theron Lamar Caudle, former assistant Attorney General, sits down to testify / closer shot of Caudle / Caudle testifying / photographers and cameramen taking pictures / Gen. Harry V. Vaughn, former Truman military aide, sitting down to testify / close shot of Vaughn / VS wider shots of Vaughn / senators at table / Vaughn as senator asks him question / closer shot of Vaughn as Senator asks him question, Vaughn answers question, Senator asks another question, Vaughn answers / audience listening / VS senators on committee / man testifying, SOT: "I can't speak for the committee, I can only speak as an individual. I see no reason for calling the former President, Harry Truman, before this committee because the record speaks for itself" / audience listening / senators on committee at table / shot from moving camera of audience and senators
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Editorial #:
2236905609
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
November 12, 1953
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Rights-ready
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Clip length:
00:02:18:06
Location:
New York City, New York, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr006782_02_01