Speeches, addresses, etc.

Leslie Biffle (left), Secretary of the Senate, interrupts President Harry S. Truman's address before a Joint Session of Congress to hand him a note telling of settlement of the railroad strike. At the time, the President was asking for unprecedented powers to deal with the labor situation. Donor: New York Herald Tribune.

President Harry S. Truman (left) speaks from the rear platform of a train at an unknown stop during his trip to the West Coast. The man on the right is General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Colonel Westray Battle Boyce speaks to the members of the Women's Army Corps (WACs) stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. Colonel Boyce was in Frankfurt as part of her tour of WAC facilities in the European Theater.

Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (standing, foreground) speaks to members of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in Wiesbaden, Germany during her tour of the European Theatre. All others are unidentified.

Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (standing) addresses a group of WACs in the Tusa WAC Enlisted Women's Mess Hall in Heidelberg, Germany during her tour of European WAC facilities. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army, Frank Pace (left) is pictured as he addressed the Army Loyalty Security Board in the Pentagon. Boards from the Six Army Districts and the Military District of Washington attended this first meeting of its kind. All others are unidentified.

United States Army General J. Lawton Collins (right) speaks at the Mess Dinner at the Officers' Mess, Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Also present are United States Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) and Colonel Forbes. Others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace prepares to address attendees of the dedication exercises for the new Junior Chamber of Commerce building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Others in the background are unidentified.

While an unidentified member of the Women's Army Corps looks on, Captain Hammond stands to make a farewell speech at her going away party.

Women's Army Corps (WAC) Colonel Westray Battle Boyce Speaks at Geiser Field, Washington.