WWII - 1945, President Truman News Conference Excerpt: Unconditional Surrender of Germany 08May45
Main Title: 20th Century Fox - Movietone News over military montage.
03:08:17 Intertitle: “President Truman Proclaims - Unconditional Surrender of Germany.”
03:08:29 Truman seated at desk reads speech: “It is a solemn but glorious hour. I wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to see this day. (edit) We can repay the debt which we owe to our God, to our dead & to our children only by work - by ceaseless devotion to the responsibilities which lie ahead of us. If I could give you a single watchword for the coming months, that word is work, work, and more work.” (edit)
03:09:06 “The Japanese people have felt the weight of our land, air & naval attacks. (edit) Our blows will not cease until the Japanese military & naval forces lay down their arms in unconditional surrender.”
WW2; Victory In Europe Announcement;
NOTE: Abrupt end. This is edited from The President’s News Conference on V-E Day 08May45 .
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WWII - 1945, President Truman News Conference Excerpt: Unconditional Surrender of Germany 08May45 Main Title: 20th Century Fox - Movietone News over military montage. 03:08:17 Intertitle: “President Truman Proclaims - Unconditional Surrender of Germany.” 03:08:29 Truman seated at desk reads speech: “It is a solemn but glorious hour. I wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to see this day. (edit) We can repay the debt which we owe to our God, to our dead & to our children only by work - by ceaseless devotion to the responsibilities which lie ahead of us. If I could give you a single watchword for the coming months, that word is work, work, and more work.” (edit) 03:09:06 “The Japanese people have felt the weight of our land, air & naval attacks. (edit) Our blows will not cease until the Japanese military & naval forces lay down their arms in unconditional surrender.” WW2; Victory In Europe Announcement; NOTE: Abrupt end. This is edited from The President’s News Conference on V-E Day 08May45 .