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Nation Urged To Eat Less In Food Crisis

Reel Number: 221357-07

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1946

Country: USA

Location: DC,Washington

TC Begins: 22:06:54

TC Ends: 22:07:58

Duration: 00:01:04

Nation Urged To Eat Less In Food Crisis President Truman sitting w/ Herbert Hoover at table in White House. Full informal committee sitting at table in White House meeting to discuss preventing famine & starvation in Post-War areas. New York Governor Lehman & Henry Wallace, Henry Luce w/ Eric Johnston. Secretary Anderson talking w/ Hoover. 22:07:34 Anderson at microphone: “ We’ve done a magnificent job thus far...but we have not yet seen the job through...we have to strain ourselves a little more...” Post-WWII Shortages; Volunteerism; Europe; Post-WW2;

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