Summary

US President Harry Truman delivering speech prior to signing North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, DC

Source Sherman Grinberg
Newsreel Pathe
Negative # 32814
Clip SR002752_01_03.mov
Date 4/4/1949
Title US President Harry Truman delivering speech prior to signing North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, DC
Description [Audio not synchronized] VS US Pres. Harry Truman standing at podium on stage, speaking in room in State Department building, foreign ministers including US Secretary of State Dean Acheson and ambassadors of signatory countries seated on stage behind him; "we cannot succeed if our people are haunted by the constant fear of aggression"; voluntary association of countries toward a common cause "is an effective step toward bringing order to our troubled world. For us, war is not inevitable. We do not believe that there are blind tides of history which sweep men one way or another"; "Men with courage and vision can still determine their own destiny. They can choose slavery or freedom, war or peace. I have no doubt which they will choose" / "If there is anything certain today, if there is anything inevitable in the future, it is the will of the people for freedom and for peace"; applause as Truman leaves podium
Personality Harry S Truman, Dean Acheson
Country United States
City Washington DC

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