Bernard Baruch Adviser To Presidents Is Dead At 94 (1965)
1965 · Newsreel · 1 min
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Baruch sitting on park bench, made plea before Security Council of UN to ban nuclear weapons "choice between the quick and the dead" - with Ike (partial newsreel)
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★★★ · He Tried to Ban the Bomb · Christine Hennig · 2006-06-12
Newsreel story from the 50s reporting the death of Bernard Baruch, a philanthropist who tried to ban nuclear weapons. This is pretty standard, though Baruch sounds like an interesting, little-known figure. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: *. Weirdness: **. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.