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A Compassionate Spy

General Grovescouldn't stand the sight of all these healthyyoung scientists walking...

Joan: General Groves
couldn't stand the sight of all these healthy
young scientists walking around
in civilian clothes. Oppenheimer, on the other hand,
did want very much a sidewalk. It must have been
a pretty muddy and primitive place
at that time. And so he made
a bargain with Groves, the youngest members
of the staff could be drafted

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Joan: General Groves couldn't stand the sight
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of all these healthy young scientists
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walking around in civilian clothes.
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Oppenheimer, on the other hand, did want very much a sidewalk.
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It must have been a pretty muddy
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and primitive place at that time.
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And so he made a bargain with Groves,
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the youngest members of the staff could be drafted...
Duration
22 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:08
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Participant,Kartemquin Films,Mitten Media

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Movie Summary

The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.
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♪ This is the Army, Mr. Jones ♪
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The bloody hat, he hated the hat.
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Well, during the war, the attitude of the public
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The American ambassador to the Soviet Union
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[patriotic music playing]
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[grand majestic music playing]
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A very great man, your President,
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[chuckles] - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
[chuckles]
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