Interviewees discuss the presidency of Harry S. Truman (1945-1953).

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    Walter Cronkite on conducting the first televised tour of the White House, with President Harry S. Truman, whom he calls "one of our better Presidents"

    03:14
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    Irving Fein on Jack Benny doing a concert for Harry Truman and getting the president on The Jack Benny Program

    02:01
    Thumbnail of Garry Simpson

    Garry Simpson on covering President Truman

    00:41
    Thumbnail of Dick Smith

    Dick Smith on makeup for Ed Flanders as "Harry Truman"

    00:43
    Thumbnail of Frank Stanton

    Frank Stanton on his association with Harry S. Truman

    08:11

    David Brinkley

    David Brinkley on covering President Harry S. Truman

    07:24

    Walter Cronkite

    Walter Cronkite on his tour of the White House with President Harry S. Truman

    00:49

    Walter Cronkite on conducting the first televised tour of the White House, with President Harry S. Truman, whom he calls "one of our better Presidents"

    03:14

    Bob Doyle

    Bob Doyle on directing a broadcast with President Harry S. Truman

    06:24

    Bob Doyle on directing televised events that President Harry S. Truman would be a part of

    03:06

    Bob Doyle on directing the 1948 political conventions

    07:20

    Bob Doyle on directing coverage of the 1952 presidential conventions

    05:01

    George Faber

    George Faber on interviewing Harry S. Truman

    06:41

    Irving Fein

    Irving Fein on Jack Benny doing a concert for Harry Truman and getting the president on The Jack Benny Program

    02:01

    Irving Fein on President Harry Truman doing a special episode of The Jack Benny Program

    02:20

    Julian Goodman

    Julian Goodman on NBC News during the 1948 Convention

    02:08

    Julian Goodman on working the 1948 political convention in Philadelphia, PA and radio's dominance over television

    04:37

    Garry Simpson

    Garry Simpson on covering President Truman

    00:41

    Frank Stanton

    Frank Stanton on his association with Harry S. Truman

    08:11

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