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.
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Joaquin M. Elizalde introduces Maj. Manuel Acosta and Col. Harry Peck, who present President Harry S. Truman with a rock from Corregidor as a gift from the people of the Philippines. President Truman follows with remarks delivered at 12:10 p.m. in his office at the White House. Col. Peck and Maj. Acosta took part in the action of Corregidor and Bataan during World War II. The presentation took place during Philippine Achievement Week, which marked the progress of the Philippine Republic during its 5 years of independence.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks broadcast as part of a Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Program at the Roosevelt estate in Hyde Park, NY. President Truman's recorded remarks were delivered from Kansas City and start around 13:00. The President spoke at 3:40 p.m. from his room in the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, MO. Also included in the recording are remarks by Henry Morgenthau, Reverend Frank Wilson, and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. After the president's remarks is a recording of the National Anthem. This program was broadcast nationwide, and this recording is by NBC.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to members of the 25th Infantry Division Association. The President spoke at 11:30 a.m. at the Statler Hotel in Washington, DC. In his remarks the President referred to Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff, United States Army. NOTE: the recorded introduction says the date is July 8, but according to the president's calendar, this was July 7.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to members of the Student Citizenship Seminar. The President spoke at 12:55 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Ms. Harrington introduced the president. The Student Citizenship Seminar, held under the auspices of the YMCA and YWCA, was attended by more than 100 students from colleges and universities all over the country.