President Harry S. Truman's Address to the Civil Defense Conference

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Recording Date(s)

May 7, 1951

Accession Number

SR2001-38

Description

President Harry S. Truman's address to the Civil Defense Conference at the Statler Hotel, Washington D.C. The President spoke at 10:30 p.m. Millard Caldwell, Civil Defense Administrator and former Governor of Florida, gives opening remarks. The address was carried on a nationwide broadcast. Recorded by: ABC. From: Archives of University of Missouri-Columbia.

Restrictions

Unrestricted

Place

Washington (D.C.), Statler Hotel

Keywords

Korean War, 1950-1953

National security

HST Keywords

Truman, Harry S. - Civil Defense

Speakers

Caldwell, Millard Fillmore, 1897-1984

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972