Civil rights

Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")

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Former president Harry S. Truman discusses the United States Constitution, which he calls the greatest document of government ever written. He makes the point that, just because something is written in the Constitution doesn't make it so--the legislative branch must implement the laws, and the executive branch must enforce them.

President Truman, Address at Dorrance Brooks Park, Harlem, New York

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President Harry S. Truman's address at Dorrance Brooks Park, Harlem, New York, upon receiving the Franklin Roosevelt Award, October 11, 1952, 2:00 p.m. He mentions achievements in civil rights, as well as Adlai Stevenson's presidential campaign and support of civil rights. Transcript available in Public Papers of the Presidents, Harry S. Truman, 1952.