Truman Imitates Kaltenborn; Tito Saluting; Chiang Kai-shek; Atom Bomb 1949/12/26

(some sound)
1) Highlights of the Year - "Politics" - Truman imitates Kaltenborn after winning election; "Cold War!" - Bonn Republic took its place; "Communism!" - Tito saluting, Chiang Kai-shek, spies arrested; animals in heavy snow; airplane crash, ship fire; "Weddings!"
2) "Atom Bomb!" - UN meeting, man speaks of impasse on international control; film of bomb explosions (no sound) (complete newsreel)

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Truman
• Cold
• War
• Communism
• Chiang
• Kai
• Shek
• Atom
• bomb
• explosion

[100Meadows]

Harry had a great sense of humor. He's probably the last U.S. President who didn't give a flip about polls; and acted on his convictions as a public servant.

[Pastranalana]

wtf!?

my name is Jannick "Kaltenborn"

[xlrv1]

The sequence from 1:21 to 1:38 shows Canadian prime minister Louis Saint-Laurent and Parliament in Ottawa.

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noisy ass newsreel...

[usfansw]

A better projector would be a start. Some sound OK. Is the film spliced together properly? Or maybe film has shrunk? Occasionally the exciter lamp is detecting the sprockets as well as the soundtrack. Other times the exciter lamp just reading the sprockets. A pity.

[Dramphooey]

I assume this was damaged in storage. It's a shame when these old newsreels are lost.

[zachw225]

December 26, 1949!!!! Almost 59 years ago!!!

[ZHLu]

This is great nostalgia. It evokes my time in Berlin and Taipei.