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President Truman's Address at the Keel Laying of the First Atomic Energy Submarine

President Harry S. Truman's address at the keel laying of the first atomic energy submarine. The President spoke at noon at the shipyard of the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut. His opening words referred to Gordon E. Dean, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Governor John Davis Lodge of Connecticut, and Dan A. Kimball, Secretary of the Navy. In the course of his remarks he referred to Senator Brien McMahon, Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, and Senator William Benton, both of Connecticut. In two parts.

Margaret Truman at the Launching of the USS Missouri

The Truman Family attends christening and launching ceremonies of the battleship USS Missouri from the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. Standing on the platform, from left to right: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman (holding a bottle of champagne), Senator Harry S. Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly. In front of the platform are Bess Truman (left) and Drucie Snyder (right).