Truman with Chaim Weizmann

Universal Newsreel, Vol. 21, No. 147, Part 2A. Release date, 05/27/1948. President Truman greets Chaim Weizmann, leader of the new Jewish state in Palestine, and receives from him a Torah. The Israel President, hoping for lifting of arms embargo, later sails from New York on first leg of journey to the Holy Land. Unrelated newsreel footage follows this clip at: 01:53:51 "Sporting Highlights: Solons in Baseball Slugfest; British Soccer Champs Win"