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Activities Aboard the Dewey and Truman Campaign Trains
CBS recording of activities aboard the Harry S. Truman and Thomas Dewey campaign trains, edited together and aired on the radio October 1, 1948. From the Dewey Victory Special, Allen Dulles explains his role as a Dewey advisor on foreign affairs. Other Dewey campaign advisors and assistants also introduce themselves and their roles, including Dewey's secretary. Journalists representing the New Yorker magazine, the Baltimore Afro-American, and CBS also introduce themselves.
Friendship Food Train
Series of short Friendship Food Train public service announcements from various celebrities, encouraging Americans to donate food to the hungry people of Europe. Voices include: Ava Gardner; Fred MacMurray; Charles Boyer; Danny Kaye; Nelson Eddy; Edward G. Robinson; Boris Karloff; Errol Flynn; Jack Carson; Ann Sothern; and Joseph Cotten.