https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/be648ccd-f8a9-44fe-b633-319e5cb910f1 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This film, "Harry S. Truman: The Early Years" (1961) is one of the series of "Biography" TV shows created by David Wolper and hosted by Mike Wallace. This film, one of two made about President Harry S. Truman, focuses on his unexpected rise to the presidency and his leadership during critical moments in American history. 00:00 April 1945: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies.0:30 - The nation turns to Vice President Harry S. Truman for leadership.1:18 - Truman expresses his feelings about becoming president.2:06 - Introduction to Harry S. Truman's biography.2:13 - A friend predicts Truman will live in the White House.2:38 - Truman is nominated for Vice President at the 1944 Democratic National Convention.3:16 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt is nominated for his fourth term.3:26 - The convention considers a candidate for Vice President.3:55 - Henry Wallace is a strong contender.4:40 - Democratic Party leaders favor Harry Truman.4:57 - Truman is told the president wants him as his running mate.5:15 - Truman secures the Vice Presidential nomination.5:44 - Truman accepts the nomination.6:23 - Many Americans are unfamiliar with Senator Harry Truman.6:41 - Harry Truman's early life and background are described.6:50 - Truman's childhood and interest in military history.7:08 - Truman joins the Missouri National Guard.7:17 - Truman volunteers for World War I and becomes a captain.7:30 - Truman is a tough and salty leader.7:50 - After the war, Truman invests in a clothing store.8:00 - The venture fails, and Truman enters politics.8:05 - Truman's early political career and reputation for honesty.8:24 - Truman runs for the United States Senate in 1934.8:35 - Truman's early years in the Senate and support for Roosevelt's New Deal.9:05 - Truman's family life and his relationship with his daughter, Margaret.9:19 - Truman organizes a Senate committee to investigate defense program waste.9:28 - Truman gains national recognition for his work.10:02 - Roosevelt selects Truman as his running mate in 1944.10:33 - Truman's experience of national campaigning.11:02 - In November 1944, Roosevelt is elected to his fourth term, with Truman as Vice President.11:26 - April 12, 1945: President Roosevelt dies.11:48 - Harry Truman takes the oath of office as President.12:11 - Truman addresses his former Senate colleagues as President.12:43 - Truman faces the challenges of the presidency.12:55 - The war in Europe is ending.13:14 - In July 1945, Truman attends the Potsdam Conference.13:22 - Truman's first experience with international diplomacy.13:31 - Truman meets with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin.14:00 - Truman learns about the successful test of the atomic bomb.14:13 - Truman decides to use the atomic bomb against Japan.14:39 - Japan surrenders.15:48 - Americans observe their new president.16:27 - In early 1946, a railroad strike occurs.16:34 - Truman confronts the union leaders.17:41 - The rail strike is settled.17:56 - Labor leaders criticize Truman.18:24 - The 1946 congressional elections show a shift away from Truman and the Democrats.18:42 - The 80th Congress is controlled by Republicans.18:51 - Truman outlines the Truman Doctrine to aid Greece and Turkey.19:32 - Truman decides to run for president in 1948.20:00 - Truman's new fighting style impresses observers.20:48 - The Democratic Convention opens in Philadelphia in 1948.20:55 - Discontent within the Democratic Party.20:57 - Dwight Eisenhower declines the presidential nomination.21:10 - A fight over civil rights divides the Democratic Party.22:16 - Truman watches the convention from Washington.22:25 - Truman is nominated for President.23:22 - Truman electrifies the convention with a speech.24:26 - Doubts about Truman's ability to reunify the party.24:49 - Truman's view of the presidency.24:58 - Truman's transformation into a determined leader. 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