Speeches, addresses, etc.

President Harry S. Truman giving a speech on the airfield after arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico with dignitaries looking on.

Margaret Truman (left) standing in front of microphone with others including the 1948 poster boy for the March of Dimes Campaign, Terry Tullos.

Margaret Truman giving speech for 1948 March of Dimes Campaign. The unidentified woman standing next to Margaret is holding Terry Tullos, the poster boy for the campaign.

President Harry S. Truman waving his hat as he leaves the House of Representatives after delivering the State of the Union address to the 80th Congress.

Margaret Truman giving speech for the 1948 March of Dimes campaign. The unidentified woman next to Margaret is holding Terry Tullos, the poster child for the campaign.

Crowd shot of President Harry S. Truman standing at the podium at Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the Statler Hotel. President Truman also spoke at a second Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel later in the evening.

President Harry S. Truman with Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (center back, wearing large white corsage) standing at the podium at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel. A second Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner was also held at the Statler Hotel.

President Harry S. Truman at the podium waving to the crowd attending the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel with unidentified attendees applauding in the background.

President Harry S. Truman speaking from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Courier, a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America. President Truman's speech regarding the Soviet Union and Communism was broadcast over the Voice of America and translated into 45 different languages.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaking from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Courier. The Courier is a floating radio transmitter, used to broadcast messages over the Voice of America.