Speeches, addresses, etc.

Standing behind the podium at Memorial Hall, Robert Weatherford, Mayor of Independence, Missouri, speaks during the dedication of a 2,500-pound replica of the Philadelphia Liberty Bell which was sent to Independence by the people of Annecy, France and was formally accepted by President Harry S. Truman on behalf of Independence and the United States. President Truman is seated just to the right of the flag on the right. All others are unidentified. From: A.W. Easter.

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman at the podium in front of Memorial Hall, Independence, Missouri, at the dedication of a replica of the Liberty Bell which was sent to Independence by the people of Annecy, France. See also 77-2318. From: A.W. Easter.

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman at the podium in front of Memorial Hall, Independence, Missouri, at the dedication of a replica of the Liberty Bell which was sent to Independence by the people of Annecy, France. See also 77-2318. From: A.W. Easter.

Snapshot of Mayor Georges Volland of Annecy-le-Vieux, France, at the podium in front of Memorial Hall, Independence, Missouri. On behalf of the French, a 2,500 pound replica of the Liberty Bell was presented to Independence, Missouri, at a ceremony presided over by President Harry S. Truman. From: A.W. Easter.

Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren (standing, right) speaking at the Harry S. Truman Library dedication. In front row, from left to right are: former First Lady Bess Wallace Truman; former President Harry S. Truman; and former President Herbert Hoover. All others are unidentified. From a book of 30 photographs of Battery "D" participation in the Harry S. Truman Library Dedication.

President Harry S. Truman, informally dressed, in front of a microphone at a press conference in Key West, Florida. Original photograph oversized.

A group of Army officers from Washington, D. C., headed by Lt. Colonel A. Robert Ginsburgh, and men from Ellington Field visit the San Jacinto Ordnance Plant at Houston, Texas. This photo shows Col. Ginsburgh at the podium delivering a speech to a crowd of ordnance workers with unidentified officers and a civilian sitting behind him on a wooden platform. This is a visit to a defense plant.

Former President Harry S. Truman (far left) is seen giving a speech of congratulations to the members of the Real Estate Board. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) wishes General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) good luck as Ike departs from Washington National Airport's MATS Terminal for a survey of his Atlantic Pact forces in Europe. See also 77-1525 and 1527. From: Arthur Marasco.

Standing before microphones, President Harry S. Truman (right) has off-the-cuff words of welcome for British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left) after he alighted from "The Independence" at MATS Terminal, Washington National Airport, on an official visit. See also 67-7575 thru 7578. From: Arthur Marasco, 667 East Street, Lenox, MA 01240