President Harry S. Truman's address before the National Association of Postmasters, Washington, DC. The President spoke at 11:10 a.m. in Constitution Hall. In his opening words he referred to Bernard F. Dickmann, postmaster of St. Louis, Mo., and president of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States, and to Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to the National Citizens' Committee for United Nations Day. The President spoke at 12:10 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. He was presented with the first copy of a United Nations cookbook sponsored by the Committee ("The World's Favorite Recipes," Harper & Brothers, New York, 1951) and with a pound cake made from a recipe which First Lady Bess Truman had contributed for the book. On the same day, the President signed Proclamation 2944 "United Nations Day, 1951" (3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 129).
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to members of the International Council of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The President spoke at 3:05 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House.
President Harry S. Truman's address at the joint Meeting of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund. The President spoke at 12:05 p.m. at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington. His opening words "Mr. Chairman" referred to Douglas C. Abbott, Minister of Finance of Canada and chairman of the meeting. The sixth annual meeting of the Boards of Governors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund was held in Washington, September 10-14.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at the dedication of the Organized Reserve Corps Armory, Kansas City, MO. The President spoke at 5 p.m. at the Armory in Kansas City, Mo. In his opening words he referred to Brig. Gen. R. Dinwiddie Groves and Monsignor L. Curtis Tieman, both of Kansas City, Mo. At one time General Groves served as executive officer to the President in the 379th Field Artillery Regiment when Mr. Truman was both commander of that Army Reserve unit and a United States Senator.
President Harry S, Truman's remarks at the preservation of a floral replica of a Defense Bond. The President spoke at 3 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder introduced the president. The floral display was presented to the President by representatives of the Florists Telegraph Delivery Association. The Association was holding its annual convention in Washington.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon presentation of a check for one million dollars by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of Agriculture for the Farm Credit Administration, 11:45 a.m., Oval Office, White House, Washington, DC.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to a group of high school students from Kansas, who served as Good Will Ambassadors. The President spoke at 3:05 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. The group consisted of 31 Kansas high school students who had just finished a 10-day study tour of Canada, which they had won in a contest for the best essays on U.S.-Canadian relations. The contest and trip were under the auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Kansas.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at the showing of a film, "The Great Flood," of flooding in the Middle West. The announcer says this was at Constitution Hall, but the president's appointment book says this was at the auditorium of the Interior Department.
President Harry S. Truman's 272nd News Conference, held in the Indian Treaty Room (Room 474) in the Executive Office Building at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, 1951.