MP2002-149 Former President Truman Discusses the Challenges of the 1948 Election and Civil Rights

In this Screen Gems outtake, former president Harry S. Truman discusses the challenges of the 1948 campaign, including his stance on civil rights. (WARNING: Mr. Truman uses a racial slur in this video.) He also discusses traveling around the country, and meeting with Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Then he describes election night timeline, and the journalists' reactions to Dewey's defeat. He finishes with a story about Admiral Leahy.
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. This item is in the public domain. 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...