President Harry S. Truman's citation accompanying Distinguished Service Medal awarded to General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The President presented the medal to General Eisenhower at 4 p.m. in a ceremony held in the Rose Garden at the White House.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks on Secretary of State Dean Acheson's arrival from Europe after signing the Bonn Agreements. Includes Acheson's response. Text of the president's remarks not found in Public Papers.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to members of the American Action Committee against Mass Deportations in Romania. Remarks by President Truman are 1 minute, 59 seconds. The President spoke at 11:35 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House.
President Harry S. Truman's address to the Electric Consumers Conference. The President spoke at 11:32 a.m. at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC. He had met earlier with Vice President Alben W. Barkley, President of the Senate, Ernest W. Mcfarland, Majority Leader of the Senate, Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and John W. McCormack, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives. During his remarks the President referred to Murray D.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at a luncheon in the Midshipmen's Mess Hall in the Naval Academy. The President spoke at 12:35 p.m. in Bancroft Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. During his remarks he referred to Vice Adm. Harry W. Hill, Superintendent of the Academy, Adm. Frank J. Fletcher, Adm. Raymond A. Spruance, and Admiral of the fleet William D. Leahy.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at the dedication of a Memorial Plaque honoring Pvt. Leslie Coffelt. The President spoke at 12:40 p.m. at the Blair House in Washington. In his opening words he referred to Capt. Russell B. Wine, U.S. Army, national president of the National Sojourners. Private Coffelt, a member of the White House Police, was killed during the assassination attempt on the President on November 1, 1950. The plaque was presented by the National Sojourners, a patriotic military Masonic organization. Private Coffelt was a Mason.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to the winner of the Teacher of the Year Award. The President spoke at 11:40 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. The recipient of the award was Mrs. Geraldine Jones, a first grade teacher at Hope School in Santa Barbara, CA. The United States Office of Education, in cooperation with McCall's magazine, selected Mrs. Jones from nominees submitted by state departments of education.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at a luncheon in the Cadet Dining Hall at West Point. The President spoke at 12:50 p.m. In his opening words he referred to Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving, Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. Later he referred to General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
President Harry S. Truman's address at the Sixth Annual Awards Program of the Department of Agriculture. The President spoke at 10:37 a.m. at the Sylvan Theatre on the Washington Monument grounds. In his opening words he referred to Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture, and Knox T. Hutchinson, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, who was chairman of the occasion.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at a dinner for members of Congress given by the Civil Air Patrol. The President spoke at 9:15 p.m. at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington. In his opening words he referred to Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, USAF, Chairman of the National Executive Board of the Civil Air Patrol, Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the Air force, and Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives.