Speeches, addresses, etc.

Charles S. Murphy, Undersecretary of Agriculture (1961-1965), is standing at a podium on the left located on a stage. He had been invited to speak at the "The Lost Colony" production at Manteo, North Carolina. Two unidentified costumed men holding flags are in view as well as an unidentified man seated on a bench behind Murphy.

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaks to a group of military personnel, dignitaries, and the press gathered upon his arrival at the Boca Chica Naval Air Base, Florida, to begin his post-election vacation, after a strenuous presidential campaign. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 transparency.

President Harry S. Truman is delivering a radio speech to open the 1946 Red Cross Drive. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

President Harry S. Truman, standing at the podium, opens the Labor and Management Conference at the Department of Labor Auditorium. On the right is Judge Walter P. Stack of the North Carolina Supreme Court. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (center, podium) appears before a joint session of Congress. The president called for universal military training of the nation's young manhood. Seated behind Mr. Truman is Senator Kenneth McKellar (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right). All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman speaking from the flight deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, commissioning the 45,000 ton aircraft carrier at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. President Truman is in the area for Navy Day ceremonies. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 1.

Alcide De Gasperi (center), Foreign Minister of Italy, reports to the Consultative Assembly at the Council of Foreign Ministers Conference in London, England. De Gasperi attended the conference as an observer for the Italian Government. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Artist Gilbert Franklin speaks at a viewing of the model of the Harry S. Truman statue.

President Gerald Ford speaks at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman statue in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Behind him, seated in the front row, are (left to right): Senator Hubert Humphrey, Senator Stuart Symington, Harry Jonas, Missouri Governor Christopher Bond, First Lady Betty Ford, Margaret Truman Daniel, and E. Clifton Daniel. Seated behind Senator Symington is Clark Clifford. Seated behind and to the right of Mr. Daniel is Dr. Benedict Zobrist, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library. All others are unidentified.

Artist Gilbert Franklin speaks at a viewing of the model of the Harry S. Truman statue.