President Harry S. Truman's rear platform remarks, Belton, MT, 8:40 p.m. Please note: The place name of this recording follows the official entry in the Public Papers of the United States. The official name of Belton, Montana changed to West Glacier, Montana in 1949.
President Harry S. Truman's rear platform remarks, Cut Bank, MT, 5:30 p.m.
President Harry S. Truman's rear platform remarks, Shelby, MT, 4:25 p.m.
Former President Harry S. Truman talks about citizenship and it's responsibilities at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. He answers questions at the end of the speech. From: Archives of the University of Missouri-Columbia. The university has retained the original disc recording.
Former President Harry S. Truman's remarks in response to criticism by Herbert Brownell in regard to the Harry Dexter White appointment. Mr. Truman made the remarks from the WDAF-TV studio in Kansas City, MO. From: Archives of University of Missouri-Columbia.
President Harry S. Truman's address before the American Society of Newspaper Editors. The President spoke at 9:30 p.m. at the Statler Hotel in Washington. His opening words "Mr. Chairman" referred to Nathaniel R. Howard, president of the Society. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast.
Speeches by President Harry S. Truman, former Secretary of State George Marshall, and Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne during a dinner honoring George Marshall at the Carlton Hotel, Washington, DC. The dinner celebrated the second anniversary of General Marshall's speech proposing the Marshall Plan. The speeches explain the Marshall Plan and how and why it worked. President Truman begins about 25:00 into the speech. From a recording in the Marr Sound Archives.
Radio address by Senator Harry S. Truman on voting and the war effort. Radio time purchased by the Jackson County Democratic Committee.
Radio coverage of President Harry S. Truman's remarks from the speaker's platform near the train in Ottumwa, IA, 11:25 a.m. The recording includes an interview with 8-year-old Bobby Cowell from Queen City, Missouri who shares a birthday with President Truman and is on the platform waiting for the president. Next there is an interview with Paul Ream, who baked and decorated the president's enormous birthday cake, which was four tiers. The baker's union, Local 412, sponsored the baking of the cakes. Ream also baked an additional cake for Bobby Cowell.
President Harry S. Truman's Labor Day address in Des Moines at the Convention of the American Veterans of World War II. The President spoke at 4:15 p.m. at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA. His opening words "Mr. Commander" referred to Harold A. Keats of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., retiring National Commander of the American Veterans of World War II. The address was broadcast over all major radio networks.