Coast Guard Cutter Courier
Members of the Coast Guard with the cutter Courier, a floating radio transmitter used to air messages from the Voice of America. President Harry S. Truman gave a speech that was transmitted in part through the Courier.
Cold War
Harry S. Truman signing Mundt-Smith Bill
President Harry S. Truman (seated) signing the Mundt-Smith bill, which provided additional funding for the Voice of American radio network. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: Senator H. Alexander Smith; Walter Lemon, World Wide Broadcasting Foundation; Howland Sargeant, Inter-departmental Committee on Scientific and Cultural Cooperation, State Department; Congressman Karl E. Mundt; and Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett. Same as 68-1290.
Churchill, Truman, and others at Westminster College
From left to right, Governor Phil Donnelly, Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, and Dr. Franc L. McCluer at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Credit: Terry Savage.
President Harry S. Truman at Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech
A round of applause on stage at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri during the "Iron Curtain" speech. From left to right: Winston Churchill, William Leahy (behind Churchill), Clark Clifford, Harry Vaughan, and President Harry S. Truman.
Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill at Westminster College
President Harry S. Truman, Governor Phil Donnelly (behind President Truman and Mr. Churchill), Winston Churchill, and Dr. Franc L. McCluer (in foreground) at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri.
Harry Truman and Winston Churchill in Jefferson City, Missouri, en route to Fulton
President Harry S. Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill in car in parade in Jefferson City, Missouri. It was on this day that Churchill made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton. Secret Service men are on the running boards of the car.
Churchill Receives Degree in Missouri (Westminster College)
Newsreel footage of President Truman and Winston Churchill in Fulton, Missouri, at Westminster College. This film shows excerpts of Mr. Churchill's speech but does not include his "iron curtain" reference.
Protestors with Signs about the People's Liberties
Crowd with signs to defend the people's liberties (free the 12) and give the Communist leaders the right to present their case fully. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Restrictions: Free Lance Photographer's Guild.
Poster: Fight Communism
Notice of rally at the Hippodrome to fight communism, location unknown. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.
Anti-Maoist Poster
Anti-Maoist poster of Mao Tse-Tung (now called Mao Zedong). He was the Communist leader of China. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Library of Congress Photo Number: LC-10536.