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Truman with Chaim Weizmann

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.1021 | Film ID: 928

Universal Newsreel, Vol. 21, No. 147, Part 2A. Release date, 05/27/1948.
President Truman greets Chaim Weizmann, leader of the new Jewish state in Palestine, and receives from him a Torah. The Israel President, hoping for lifting of arms embargo, later sails from New York on first leg of journey to the Holy Land.

Unrelated newsreel footage follows this clip at:
01:53:51 "Sporting Highlights: Solons in Baseball Slugfest; British Soccer Champs Win"


Film Title
Truman sees Israel President
Duration
00:00:39
Date
Event:  1948 May 27
Locale
Washington, DC, United States
New York, NY, United States
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Newsreels.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: Universal News
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
01:53:09:00 to 01:53:48:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 928 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Master 928 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Master 928 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Master 928 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 928 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 928 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 928 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 928 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 1505
Source Archive Number: 200 UN 21-147-2A

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 21:56:35
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