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President Truman's Statement Upon Signing a Resolution Authorizing Loan for the Construction of United Nations Headquarters

President Harry S. Truman's statement upon signing a resolution authorizing loan for the construction of United Nations headquarters. As enacted, the joint resolution is Public Law 903, 80th Congress (62 Stat. 1286). After the bill signing, the President's statement was recorded in the Cabinet Room for the CBS radio show, "Memo From Lake Success." Recording also includes remarks of Assistant Secretary-General of the UN Benjamin V.

Portrait of 1949 Cabinet

President Harry S. Truman's 1949 Cabinet seated around the table in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise, left to right: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Vice President Alben Barkley, Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, President Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.