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Truman hints potential of atomic bomb use in Korea; At UN, Korea questions Chinese delegates about Chinese aggression in Korea

Korean War and the World politics of the times. United States President Harry S. Truman during an address in Washington D.C. states that United States believes in a peaceful world order. He also hints of nuclear weapons use in Korea if peace is threatened. United States forces in Korea face the Red Chinese armies. Artillery being fired and explosions occur at the front. At the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York representative of Republic of Korea questions the Chinese delegates regarding the Chinese aggression on Korea. United States delegate Warren Austin also expresses worry over the fate of world peace in the light of Korean War.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1950, December 1
Duration: 3 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058723
General Courtney H. Hodges informs about the new assignment of the 1st Army in the south Pacific during World War II.

United States General Courtney Hughes speaks during a radio talk in United States. General Courtney H. Hodges speaks into a microphone as he talks to radio audiences soon after the end of World War II in Europe. He says that he is happy to be home and will soon visit his home town in Georgia. He says that after that he will visit Washington and then leave for the South Pacific where the United States 1st Army has been ordered to go. He poses with other officers.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945, May 25
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058759
Governor Dewey being elected as the Presidential candidate at Republican party convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Republican national convention of 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. A banner in support of Governor Bricker of Ohio as a Republican Vice Presidential candidate. Pictures of Governor Thomas Dewey for the Presidential nomination. Representative Joseph Martin, Chairman of the Convention. Statesmen eat and discuss around a table before the convention. Wendell Willkie at desk. Cars outside the convention hall as people arrive. Delegates from various states across United States arrive at the convention. Newsmen at typewriters as they send out news about the convention. Cameramen record the proceedings at the convention. National Chairman Harrison E. Spangler opens the convention and invites Governor Earl Warren of California for delivering a keynote. Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York at desk as he is elected as the Republican Presidential candidate.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058762
President Roosevelt signs the Servicemen's Readjustment Act as a center serves war veterans to return to a civilian lifestyle (WW2)

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 at the White House in Washington D.C. during World War II. President Roosevelt at desk as he signs the Servicemen's Readjustment Act. Officials stand in the background. President being greeted by the officials after he signs the bill. The act ensures free education, federal loans, job insurance for war veterans and soldiers. American soldiers enter a center helping the soldiers to adjust to civilian lifestyle. Soldiers getting a massage, read books in a library, draw sketches and work at a farm.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058764
Network of United States Veterans Administration offices serving veterans of World War 2

United States Veterans Administration's role for the war veterans of World War II. War veterans of World War 2 exit a separation center building with smiles on their faces, holding up discharge papers in 1945 at the end of World War 2. Veterans at United States Veterans Administration office. A map of United States depicts the 13 cities in which the Veterans Administration offices have been set up. Map of U.S. depicts the network of Veterans administration offices and traveling Veterans Administration representative locations across the United States. A traveling V.A. representative enters the "John Dyson" grocery, feed, fertilizer, and general store in a small town. Sign outside the building reads "Attention Veterans" and describes the weekly visit scheduled at that location.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1946
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058766
An insurance agent highlights the benefits of Veterans Administration's insurance policy in United States.

United States Veterans Administration's role for the war veterans of World War II. An enactment: A World War 2 veteran talks to a man at desk. An insurance agent named Joe speaks about the insurance provided by Veterans Administration. A graph depicts the business that Veterans Administration has surpassed the business of all the insurance companies put together in last five years. He lights a cigarette and then explains the reason for low insurance premium rates available especially to veterans. Piles of insurance mail received at the United States Veterans Administration. Postal letters and mail being sorted out. A map of United States shows the number of civilian deaths and accidents during World War II years. A man at desk as he reviews an insurance coverage document.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1946
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058767
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