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President Truman's Address in St. Louis at the Site of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

President Harry S. Truman's address in St. Louis at the site of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. The President spoke at 3 p.m. from a platform erected on the riverfront in St. Louis. In his opening words he referred to W. Smart Symington, Chairman of the National Security Resources Board, Forrest Smith, Governor of Missouri, Joseph M. Darst, Mayor of St. Louis, and the Most Rev. Joseph E. Ritter, Archbishop of St. Louis. In the course of his remarks the President referred to Henri Bonnet, French Ambassador to the United States.

President Truman's Address at the Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO

President Harry S. Truman's address at the Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO. The President spoke at 9:02 p.m. During his remarks he referred to Mayor Joseph M. Darst of St. Louis, Stuart Symington, Democratic candidate for Senator, and Phil M. Donnelly, Democratic candidate for Governor, all of Missouri, General of the Army George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army, 1939-45, Millard E. Tydings, former Representative and Senator from Maryland, Elbert D. Thomas, former Senator from Utah, Senators Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin and William E. Jenner of Indiana, Arthur H.

Senator Truman Greets the Managers of the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Browns at the 1944 World Series

Senator Harry S. Truman, Democratic party candidate for Vice-President of the United States, at the 1944 World Series in St. Louis, Missouri, between the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals. Pictured from left to right: Donald Lee Barnes, owner of the Browns; Luke Sewell, manager of the Browns; Senator Harry S. Truman, D-MO; Billy Southworth, manager of the Cardinals; and Sam Breadon, owner of the Cardinals. From a letter dated 5/4/1945 in PPF 9-S.