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President Truman's Address at the Dedication of a Square in Memory of Samuel Gompers

President Harry S. Truman's address at the dedication of a square in memory of Samuel Gompers. The President spoke at 11:45 a.m. from a platform erected in Gompers' Square at Tenth Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW., in Washington, DC. In his opening words he referred to Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman, who served as master of ceremonies, and to Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin. In the course of his remarks the President referred to William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor. The address was broadcast.

Harry S. Truman at Georgetown University Hospital

President Harry S. Truman (left) unveils the Franklin Delano Roosevelt plaque at Georgetown University Hospital. The commemorative gift of $55,000 was given by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) to equip the Children's wing of the Hospital's new building. Also pictured in foreground from left to right: Elliott Roosevelt, Philip Murray of the CIO, and the most Reverend Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the U.S. See also photo 59-1429.

Harry S. Truman at Georgetown University Hospital

President Harry S. Truman (left) unveils the Franklin Delano Roosevelt plaque at Georgetown University Hospital. The commemorative gift of $55,000 was given by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) to equip the Children's wing of the Hospital's new building. Also pictured in foreground from left to right: Elliott Roosevelt, Philip Murray of the CIO, and the most Reverend Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the U.S. See also photo 59-1454.

President Truman Meets with Delegation

President Harry S. Truman meets with a delegation representing the National Emergency Committee Against Mob Violence. From left to right: Leslie Perry, Washington D. C. representative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Boris Shishkin, of the American Federation of Labor; Frederick E. Reissig, of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America; President Truman; Walter White, Secretary, NAACP; James Carey, Secretary, Congress of Industrial Organizations; and Dr. Channing Tobias.

President Truman greets and thanks representatives of the CIO Executive Board

President Truman greets and thanks representatives of the CIO Executive Board which endorsed his candidacy for re-election in November. L to R: [front] James B. Carey, Secretary Treasurer of CIO; President Truman; Philip Murray, CIO President; [rear] Emil Mazey, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW; Jack Kroll, PAC Director; and Emil Rieve, President of Textile Workers Union. Mazey and Rieve are partially hidden. Donor: Dorothy Girton Used by Democratic Digest.