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President Truman's Address at the 35th Division Reunion Memorial Service, Kansas City, MO

President Harry S. Truman's address at the 35th Division Reunion Memorial Service. The President spoke at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO, at 9 p.m. During his remarks he referred to Fleet Adm. William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army and Navy; General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Ambassador Henri Bonnet and Madame Bonnet; and Mayor Georges Pierre Lavalley of St. Lo, France. The commander of the 35th Division in Europe during World War II, Maj. Gen. Paul W. Baade, also attended the reunion.

President Truman's Address at Dinner Honoring Democratic National Chairman William M. Boyle, Jr.

President Harry S. Truman's address at a dinner honoring Democratic National Chairman, William M. Boyle, Jr. The President spoke at 9:28 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO. His opening words referred to William M. Boyle, Jr., chairman of the Democratic National Committee; Alben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States; and Forrest Smith, Governor of Missouri. Later in his remarks the President referred to Phil Regan, who earlier had sung a number of songs in honor of the occasion.

President Truman's Remarks at the Dedication of the Organized Reserve Corps Armory, Kansas City, MO

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.

Former President Truman's Remarks in Response to Criticism by Herbert Brownell in Regard to the Harry Dexter White Appointment

Former President Harry S. Truman's remarks in response to criticism by Herbert Brownell in regard to the Harry Dexter White appointment. Mr. Truman made the remarks from the WDAF-TV studio in Kansas City, MO. From: Archives of University of Missouri-Columbia.

Harry S. Truman Greets Averell Harriman at Airport

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from right) greets New York Governor Averell Harriman (right) at Municipal Airport in Kansas City, Missouri. Former Wichita Mayor and Harriman's Kansas campaign manager William C. Salome (left), and former Treasurer of the United States Georgia Neese Clark Gray (second from left) also met Governor Harriman on the tarmac. Harriman was starting a four-day tour of Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, and South Dakota seeking votes for the Democratic Presidential nomination. See also 69-517.