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President Truman's Address at the State Fair Coliseum, Detroit, MI

President Harry S. Truman's address at the State Fair Coliseum, Detroit, MI. The President spoke at 10:30 p.m. In his opening words he referred to Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan. Later he referred to Frank Murphy, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1940-49, Senator Blair Moody of Michigan, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Senator from Michigan, 1928-51, and Andrei Vishinsky, Soviet foreign Minister. The address was carried on a nationwide radio and television broadcast.

President Truman's Speech at Chicago, IL

President Harry S. Truman's speech at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, IL. The President spoke at 9:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Sherman. During his remarks he referred to Governors James F. Byrnes of South Carolina, Allan Shivers of Texas, and Robert F. Kennon of Louisiana, General of the Army George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army, 1939-45, Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, and Dean Acheson, Secretary of State. The address was broadcast.