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Part 4: Presidential Period

1945

SR60-265 - A Tribute to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman by Betty Phillips and J.B. Hardaway
(5 min 44 s)
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SR64-7 - President Truman's first address to a joint session of Congress, as broadcasted over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 1 P.M. EWT
SR64-8 - An Address by President Truman to the Armed Forces of the United States throughout the world, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 10 P.M. EWT
(3 min 28 s)
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SR64-9 - President Truman's address delivered by direct wire to the United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 7:34 P.M. EWT
SR64-10 - Radio Address Announcing the Surrender of Germany
(6 min 30 s)
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SR64-12 - Remarks before a Joint Session of Congress on presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Jake W. Lindsey, the 100th infantryman to recieve the Congressional Medal of Honor in this War as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 1 P.M. EWT
SR74-5 - Oval Office Recording
(51 min)
SR62-212 - Excerpts of President Truman's Special Message to the Congress on Winning the War with Japan
(14 min 46 s)
SR64-11 - The closing address of the United Nations Conference at San Francisco, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System 5 P.M. PWT
SR86-9 - President Truman's address upon receiving an honorary degree from the University of Kansas City. The President spoke in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.
(17 min 30 s)
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SR61-37 - Radio report to the American people on the Potsdam Conference
(20 min)
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SR70-16 - President Truman's presentation of 28 Congressional Medals of Honor at the White House
(3 min)
SR64-15 - President Truman's Radio Address to the American People after the Signing of the Terms of Unconditional Surrender by Japan , as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System. 9:56 P.M. ETW
(9 min 13 s)
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SR64-16 - President Truman's radio address to the Armed Forces on V-J day, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System 9:19 P.M. EWT
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SR61-38 - President Truman speaks on the War Fund Drive
SR64-17 - President Truman's address before a Joint Session of Congress on Universal Military Training, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 12:30 P.M. EST
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SR64-18 - President Truman an address commemoration Navy Day, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 1:30 P.M. EST
SR64-19 - President Truman's radio address on wage-price policy, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 10:00 P.M. EST
SR64-20 - President Truman presenting the oak leaf cluster to the Distinguished Service medal to General George C. Marshall upon his retirement from the office of Army Chief of Staff, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 12:30 P.M. EST
SR64-21 - President Truman a talk at the lighting of the White House Christmas Tree on the first peacetime Christmas, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 5:00 P.M. EST

1946

SR64-22 - Radio report to the American people on the status of the re-conversion program
(11 s)
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SR64-25 - Radio remarks on opening the Red Cross Fund Drive
(3 min 21 s)
SR64-26 - Introducing former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Truman, Fulton Missouri
(3 min 40 s)
sr64-27 - Address at Conference of the Federal Council of Churches, Columbus, Ohio
(18 min 34 s)