Speeches, addresses, etc.

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaks at the dedication ceremonies at the Arlington Memorial Bridge for the equestrian statues given to the United States by the people of Italy. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (at podium) speaks during the dedication ceremony at Arlington Memorial Bridge for the equestrian statues given to the United States by Italy. Also pictured, front row: President Harry S. Truman (left); Italian Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi (third from right); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). Seated in the second row of chairs on the left are Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman, General Wallace Graham (partly obscured by post), General Robert Landry, and General Harry Vaughan. All others unidentified.

An unidentified man speaks during a ceremony welcoming President Plaza of Ecuador to the United States. Pictured, front row: Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from left); Vice President Alben Barkley (fourth from left); President Harry S. Truman (sixth from left); and President Galo Plaza (seventh from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) addresses the Industry Advisory Council in the Department of the Interior auditorium. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman speaks as Master of Ceremonies at the ceremony rededicating Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park as the Carter Barron Amphitheater. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman addresses the audience during the ceremony rededicating Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington's Rock Creek Park as the Carter Barron Amphitheatre. Band members in the background are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) addresses the Industry Advisory Council in the Department of the Interior auditorium. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman speaks at a meeting in the Department of the Interior auditorium. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks at a meeting in the Department of the Interior auditorium. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) gives a speech during an Arbor Day celebration at Hains Point in the East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. The trees are buckeye trees planted along Ohio Drive. All others are unidentified.