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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Truman's Address to the Women of the United States to Commemorate Democratic Women's Day

President Harry S. Truman's address to the women of the United States, delivered from the White House at 1:30 p.m. The President's address was part of a nationwide broadcast arranged by the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee to commemorate Democratic Women's Day. In two parts.

President Truman's Radio and Television Address Concluding a Program by the Citizens Food Committee

President Harry S. Truman's radio and television address concluding a program by the Citizens Food Committee, delivered from the White House at 10:50 p.m. The President's address, part of a special broadcast on the food conservation program, was the first of its kind ever televised from the White House.

President Truman's Address Before the Rio de Janeiro Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security

President Harry S. Truman's address before the Rio de Janeiro Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security. The President spoke at 10:30 a.m. at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. His opening words "Mr. President" referred to Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil.

President Truman's Independence Day Address Delivered at the Home of Thomas Jefferson

President Harry S. Truman's Independence Day address delivered at Thomas Jefferson's home. The President spoke at 1:30 p.m. from the east portico of Monticello near Charlottesville, Va. His opening words referred to William M. Tuck, Governor of Virginia, and Frank Houston, President of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast.

President Truman's Address Before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at the Lincoln Memorial

President Harry S. Truman's address before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The President spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, at 4:30 p.m. In his opening words he referred to Walter F. White, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who served as chairman of the conference, and to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Senator Wayne Morse who also spoke. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast.