President Harry S. Truman's Labor Day address, delivered in Milwaukee, WI. The President spoke at 8:30 p.m. in the Sports Arena. The meeting was sponsored by Labor's Political League, consisting of unions of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and the American federation of Labor. The address was broadcast nationally.
President Harry S. Truman's address at the dedication of the Norfork and Bull Shoals Dams, Arkansas. The President spoke at 11 a.m. In his opening words, he referred to Representative James W. Trimble, and Governor Sidney S. McMath, both of Arkansas. Later he referred to Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers, United States Army.
President Harry S. Truman's radio remarks on the 10th Anniversary of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, on Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthday. The remarks were broadcast from the White House at 11:50 p.m. and were part of a larger program to raise money for the March of Dimes broadcast on NBC. Celebrities participate from Hollywood in the program. Margaret O'Brien serves as the MC of the show. Judy Canova sings "I'm So Glad That This is '48." Eddie Cantor and James Cagney do a dramatization of a fairy tale about two dimes.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at outdoor luncheon at Bull Shoals Dam, Arkansas, 12:08 p.m.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at a luncheon at the Officer's Club, U.S. Submarine Base, New London, CT. The President spoke at 2:32 p.m. His opening words referred to John Jay Hopkins, President, and O.P. Robinson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, General Dynamics Corporation, and Dan A. Kimball, Secretary of the Navy.
President Harry S. Truman's commencement address for Howard University, Washington, DC. The President spoke at 5:30 p.m. His opening words referred to Dr. Mordecai Johnson, President of Howard University, and Oscar R. Ewing, Administrator of the Federal Security Agency.
President Harry S. Truman's address at a dinner of the Jewish National Fund. The President spoke at 10:40 p.m. at the Statler Hotel in Washington, DC. In his opening words he referred to Alben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States, Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Abba S. Eban, Israeli Ambassador to the United States. Later he referred to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, retiring Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe, and to Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, successor to General Eisenhower. Kfar Truman is the Hebrew name for the Harry S.
President Harry S. Truman's radio address to the American people on Armistice Day. The President's address was prerecorded for release at 11 a.m.
President Harry S. Truman's prerecorded remarks opening the nation's Community Chest campaign. The remarks were recorded on September 14 for release on the radio on September 30 at 10:55 p.m. NOTE: the recorded introduction says the date is September 13, but the president's calendar says this was September 14.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon the departure of Ambassador Averell Harriman to Iran. The President spoke at 11:55 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Also includes remarks by Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, and Mr. Harriman.