Speeches, addresses, etc.

Senator Theodore Francis Green stands at the podium and speaks at Constitution Day ceremonies held at the Library of Congress marking the permanent sealing of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson stands behind the podium and speaks at Constitution Day ceremonies at the Library of Congress. Afterwards the original documents on which are written the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are to be permanently sealed.

President Harry S. Truman speaking at the Library of Congress on the 164th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. After he spoke, the President witnessed the permanent sealing of the original documents on which are written the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. The other men are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman makes a few remarks from behind the podium at a Young Democrats of Kansas Convention banquet held at the Town House Hotel in Kansas City, Kansas. Also at the dinner table are (left to right) Richard Shannon, President; Richard Murphy, Executive Secretary, and Mrs. Richard Shannon. From: Richard D. Shannon.

Former First Lady Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt giving a speech at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. Also seen in the pictured, but slightly obscured, is Herbert Hoover (front left in hat) and former President Harry S. Truman (left of Mr. Hoover). Seated behind Mrs. Roosevelt is Chief Justice Earl Warren.

This is a photograph taken at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library with Franklin G. Floete (behind podium) giving a speech. Also pictured in this photograph is, from left to right, former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, and Wayne C. Grover, Archivist of the United States.

Chief Justice Earl Warren (behind microphone) getting ready to give a speech at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. Also pictured in the photo is Herbert Hoover (front left), Harry S. Truman (second from left), Basil O'Connor (third from left), and Jacob Potofsky (directly right of the podium). Others in the photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman waves from the rear platform of a train during a whistlestop in Rock Island, Illinois on the 1948 campaign trail. The policeman in the photo is unidentified. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman stands on the step of the rear platform of a train looking into a photographer's camera. The photo was taken in Rock Island, Illinois, during a whistlestop tour on the 1948 campaign trail. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman looks out from the rear platform of a train during a whistlestop in Rock Island, Illinois, on his 1948 campaign trip. From: Niel Johnson