Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Truman's Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner

President Harry S. Truman's address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, National Guard Armory, Washington, DC. Wash B. Williams introduces President Truman. The President spoke at 10:30 p.m. His opening words referred to Wash. B. Williams who served as chairman of the dinner, Vice President Alben W. Barkley, Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Frank E. McKinney, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Later he referred to the 1950 Maryland senatorial campaign in which Senator John Marshall Butler defeated the incumbent Senator Millard E. Tydings.

President Truman's Address in Little Rock at the Dedication of the World War Memorial Park

NBC correspondent Frank Bourgholtzer sets the scene for President Harry S. Truman's address in Little Rock, AR, at the Dedication of the World War Memorial Park. The President spoke at 2:30 p.m. His opening words referred to Sidney S. McMath, Governor of Arkansas, and Sam M. Wassell, Mayor of Little Rock. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. Mayor Wassell introduced President Truman. President Truman was in town for the reunion of the 35th Division Association.

President Truman's Address Delivered by Direct Wire to the United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco

President Harry S. Truman's address delivered by direct wire to the United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 7:34 P.M. EWT. The President spoke at 7:35 p.m. The address was broadcast over the major networks.

President Truman's Address to the Armed Forces of the United States Throughout the World

President Harry S. Truman's address to the Armed Forces of the United States throughout the world, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System. President Truman spoke at 10 p.m. from the White House. His address was broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Service and was carried over the major networks. He spoke of the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the nation's gratitude to the Armed Forces during this war time.

President Truman's Address on Conservation at the Dedication of the Everglades National Park

President Harry S. Truman's address on conservation at the Dedication of the Everglades National Park. The President spoke at 2:30 p.m. in Everglades City, FL. His opening words referred to John Pennekamp, chairman of the dedication ceremonies; Julius A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior; Millard Caldwell, Governor of Florida; and Spessard L. Holland and Claude Pepper, United States Senators from Florida. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast.