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

President Harry S. Truman's address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, Statler Hotel, Washington, DC, 10:40 p.m. In his opening words the President referred to Wilson W. Wyatt, chairman of the dinner, and Senator J. Howard McGrath, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast and was televised as far west as St. Louis, MO. NOTE: President Truman gave two different speeches at dinners at two different hotels this date. This one is the Statler Hotel speech.

Harry S. Truman at a reception

President Harry S. Truman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. From left to right: Senator Alben Barkley; Assistant Secretary of Labor David Morse; Senator and Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath; Perle Mesta, Co-Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; President Truman; Wilson Wyatt, Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson. Same as photo 77-436.

Housing Luncheon, Research Institute of America

Raymond Foley and others attend the Housing Luncheon hosted by the Research Institute of America. Front Row, left to right: Bill Casey, Chairman of the Board of Editors, R.I.A.; Congressman Wright Patman; Mr. John Fahey, Commissioner, Federal Home Loan Bank Administration; Mr. Wilson Wyatt, Housing Expediter and Administrator of the National Housing Agency; Leon Henderson, Chief Economist, R.I.A.; Mr. Raymond Foley, Commissioner, Federal Housing Administration. Back Row, left to right: Addison B. Clohosey, Director, Washington Office, R.I.A.; Mr.

Adlai Stevenson's Campaign Committee

The Adlai Stevenson Campaign Committee meeting in Springfield Illinois. Pictured (left to right): unidentified male, Senator Clinton Anderson, unidentified male, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Stephen Mitchell, Vice-President candidate Senator John Sparkman, Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, Director of Americans for Democratic Action Wilson Wyatt, DNC Vice-Chairman India Edwards, Secretary of Interior Oscar Chapman, unidentified male, and Senator Earle Clements.