San Francisco conference

Identifier
irn1002991
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.549.1
  • RG-60.3522
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Morton Gould (Musical Score)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • United Films (Producer)

Scope and Content

Reel 1: April 25, 1945 and June 26, 1945. Jan Christian Smuts, V. Molotov, Sec. Stettinius, and other delegates to the UN conference deplane and detrain in San Francisco. Shows US war casualties and flags flying at half-mast on Roosevelt's death. President Truman addresses conference delegates via radio. Secretary Stettinius confers with Anthony and V. Molotov. Conference delegates register, attend meetings, speak, browse through the San Francisco art gallery, and look at Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms paintings. Charts the UN organization and shows UNRRA supplies being loaded aboard ships.

Subjects

  • TRUMAN, HARRY S.
  • MOLOTOV, VYACHESLOV
  • UNITED STATES
  • ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.
  • RADIOS
  • UNRRA
  • PAINTINGS
  • CONFERENCES
  • UNITED NATIONS

Places

  • San Francisco, CA, United States

Genre

  • Documentary.
  • Film
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