Former president Harry S. Truman discusses the enactment of the 13th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution. He makes the point that once something is written into the Constitution, it is incumbent upon the legislative and executive branches to enact policies that follow.
Former president Harry S. Truman discusses the United States Constitution, and the unalienable rights that Thomas Jefferson referred to in the Declaration of Independence.
Former president Harry S. Truman discusses living in Independence, Missouri and knowing the people who live there despite its considerable growth. He also makes a point about playing with his Negro neighbors when he was young.
Former president Harry S. Truman says that it takes effort and compromise to make a treaty. He speaks of his approval of the Limited Test Ban Treaty.
In this Screen Gems outtake, former president Harry S. Truman lists three priorities of his administration: the recognition of Israel, asking Congress for a civil rights bill, and demanding the desegregation of the armed forces.
Former president Harry S. Truman recalls how he got involved with the National Guard. He had to wait to enlist until he was 21 years old, because his parents would not give him permission to join earlier. He helped to organize a battery of field artillery during World War I.
President Harry S. Truman's address in New York City before the United Nations Assembly. The President spoke at 11:30 a.m. In his opening remarks he referred to Nasrollah Entezam, President of the General Assembly, and Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. For other recordings of the same event, see SR71-33 and SR64-92.
Former President Truman at the dedication of the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri in 1958, with related scenes.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks in Reading, PA. President Truman spoke from the platform near the Outer Reading Railroad Station at 7:58 p.m.
President Harry S. Truman invites Texas Governor Beauford H. Jester to make remarks during the whistlestop in Gainesville, TX. Governor Beauford summarizes the president's travels through Texas on his campaign tour, and the qualities of President Truman that make him a good presidential candidate and a good person.