MP2002-530 Rufus Burrus Discusses Tom Pendergast

In this Screen Gems out take, Kansas City attorney Rufus Burrus speaks about Tom Pendergast, and whether or not he was really as bad of a crook as he has been made out to be. Burrus suggests that Democratic boss Tom Pendergast accepted a bribe in a moment of weakness, when he was in financial trouble from his gambling debts.
This item is from the Screen Gems Collection. The Screen Gems Collection consists of outtakes created during the production of the film series, "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman" which aired on television in 1964 and 1965. While most of the Screen Gems are in the public domain, The the copyright status of this segment is unknown because it is an interview with someone other than the Truman family. Please credit: Screen Gems Collection, Harry S. Truman Library.
This film is part of the Motion Picture series at the Truman Library. Please see this link for the National Archives Catalog record: catalog.archiv...