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It appears to most scientists around this countrythat Robert Oppenheimer is now beingpilloried and put through an ordealbecause he expressed his honest opinionsDr Bush I thought I was performing a
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Oppenheimer

Excuse me, gentlemen, if I become stirred, but I am

Vannevar Bush: It appears to most scientists around this country, Robert Oppenheimer, is now being pilloried and put through an ordeal because he expressed his honest opinions.Ward Evans:Dr. Bush, I thought I was performing a service to my country when hearing this case.Vannevar Bush:No board in this country should sit in judgment of a man because he expressed his strong opinions. If you want to try that case, you should try me.Vannevar Bush:Excuse me, gentlemen, if I become stirred, but I am

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It appears to most scientists around this country
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that Robert Oppenheimer is now being
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pilloried and put through an ordeal
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because he expressed his honest opinions
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Dr Bush I thought I was performing a service
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to my country when hearing this case
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No board in this country should sit in judgment of a man
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because he expressed strong opinions
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If you want to try that case you should try me
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Excuse me gentlemen if I become stirred
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but I am
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Duration
34 seconds
Views
90
Timestamp in Movie
02:33:20
Uploaded
Feb 12, 2026
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Syncopy,Universal Pictures,Atlas Entertainment,Breakheart Films,Peters Creek Entertainment

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Movie Summary

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
If you wanna try that case, you should try me. - Oppenheimer 00:05
If you wanna try that case, you should try me.
Excuse me, gentlemen, if I become stirred. - Oppenheimer 00:06
Excuse me, gentlemen, if I become stirred.
Dr. Hill, we've already heard that Mr. Strauss did not bring the charges, - Oppenheimer 00:09
Dr. Hill, we've already heard that Mr. Strauss did not ...
Oppenheimer made mincemeat out of Strauss's position - Oppenheimer 00:10
Oppenheimer made mincemeat out of Strauss's position
Another controversy between them centered around their differences in judgment - Oppenheimer 00:09
Another controversy between them centered around their diffe...
Strauss turned to the personnel security system - Oppenheimer 00:08
Strauss turned to the personnel security system
And Strauss was able to find a few ambitious men - Oppenheimer 00:11
And Strauss was able to find a few ambitious men
I've always assumed, and still assume, that he's loyal to the United States. - Oppenheimer 00:07
I've always assumed, and still assume, that he's l...
Do you, or do you not, believe that Dr. Oppenheimer is a security risk? - Oppenheimer 00:06
Do you, or do you not, believe that Dr. Oppenheimer is a sec...
In a great number of cases, - Oppenheimer 00:09
In a great number of cases,
I thoroughly disagreed with him in numerous issues, - Oppenheimer 00:08
I thoroughly disagreed with him in numerous issues,
To this extent, I feel, - Oppenheimer 00:11
To this extent, I feel,
You need to stop playing the martyr. - Oppenheimer 00:06
You need to stop playing the martyr.
I'm sorry. - Oppenheimer 00:35
I'm sorry.
KITTY You shook his fucking handOh I would have spit in his face - Oppenheimer 00:07
KITTY You shook his fucking handOh I would have spit in his...
Under my interpretation of the Atomic Energy Act, - Oppenheimer 00:17
Under my interpretation of the Atomic Energy Act,
Under the current AEC guidelineswould you clear Dr Oppenheimer todayunnerving music playingUnder my interpretation sighsof the Atomic Energy Actwhich did not existwhen I hired Dr Oppenheimer in 1942I would not clear him todayuh if I were on the - Oppenheimer 00:33
Under the current AEC guidelineswould you clear Dr...
Under my interpretation of the Atomic Energy Act, which did not exist when I hired Dr. - Oppenheimer 00:50
Under my interpretation of the Atomic Energy Act, which did...
And you wouldn't want to leave this board - Oppenheimer 00:10
And you wouldn't want to leave this board
Kitty and I, we're grown-ups. - Oppenheimer 00:05
Kitty and I, we're grown-ups.