TODAY WITH MRS. ROOSEVELT (TV)

Summary

One in this series of interview programs moderated by Eleanor Roosevelt. The discussion is on the controversy surrounding the H-Bomb and evaluates the promise and threat of atomic energy. Guests discuss the future of the atomic energy program and its direct effect upon people's everyday lives. On film, Albert Einstein discusses the international military implications of atomic energy. The head of nuclear studies at Cornell University discusses the uses of the H-Bomb, and Sen. Brian MacMahon, chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, urges caution in the use of atomic power. This series was subsequently titled "Mrs. Roosevelt Meets the Public."

Details

• NETWORK: NBC
• DATE: February 12, 1950 Sunday 4:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:29:38
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T77:0362
• GENRE: Talk/Interviews
• SUBJECT HEADING: Atomic energy; Atomic bomb; U S - Officials - Talk/Interviews; Hydrogen bomb; Atomic weapons
• SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1950-1951
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Eleanor Roosevelt … Host
• J. Robert Oppenheimer … Guest
• David Lilienthal … Guest
• Albert Einstein
• Brian MacMahon