Speeches, addresses, etc.

Harry Jonas stands at the podium at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman statue in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. Seated in the front row are (from left to right): Missouri Governor Christopher Bond, President Gerald Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Margaret Truman, E. Clifton Daniel, four unidentified people, and creator of the statue Gilbert Franklin (far right and standing). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman is getting ready to deliver his radio address announcing the end of World War II in Europe following Germany's unconditional surrender. From the scrapbook of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman is getting ready to deliver his radio address announcing the end of World War II in Europe following Germany's unconditional surrender. Reporters and photographers are gathered around his desk. From the scrapbook of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

General view of the House of Representatives as President Harry S. Truman (standing at the podium) delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman reads the Japanese surrender message from the Oval Office at the White House, with Cabinet members and others also present. In the front row, from left to right, are Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Truman, and former Secretary of State Cordell Hull.

President Harry S. Truman addresses a Labor Day celebration in Detroit, Michigan. Photo numbers 63-1540-01, 63-1540-02, and 63-1540-03 are enlarged parts of this photo.

President Harry S. Truman addresses a Labor Day Celebration in Detroit, Michigan. This is the right third of photo 63-1540, which has been enlarged. Police men are standing along the front of the crowd of people, and signs and buildings can be seen in the background.

President Harry S. Truman addresses a Labor Day Celebration in Detroit, Michigan. This is the center third of photo 63-1540, which has been enlarged. Police men are standing along the front of the standing crowd, and seats for the guests and reporters are near the front of the grandstand.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, seated at the center table surrounded by microphones, reports on the Yalta Conference before a Joint Session of Congress. Vice President Harry S. Truman and acting Speaker of the House John McCormack sit on the rostrum in the back, Truman on the left and McCormack on the right. Others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman addresses a Labor Day Celebration in Detroit, Michigan. This is the left third of photo 63-1540, which has been enlarged. President Truman is standing at the podium, addressing the crowd, with numerous rows of people seating on the grandstand behind him. Reporters and others are seated at desks on the ground in front of the grandstand, and some police officers are standing just below President Truman.