Speeches, addresses, etc.

President Harry S. Truman stands behind a portable podium and addresses the welcoming crowd on a landing strip at the Naval Air Station in San Juan, Puerto Rico on the first leg of his Caribbean trip which includes the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An unidentified man speaks at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Seated next to the speaker are (l-r): Robert E. Hannegan, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and an unidentified man. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

An unidentified man speaks at a microphone during the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Robert E. Hannegan (second from right) and an unidentified man are seated to the right of the speaker. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Senator Harry S. Truman speaks at a microphone during the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. An unidentified man (center) and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Robert E. Hannegan (right) are seated next to Senator Truman. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Robert E. Hannegan, speaks at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan speaks at a podium during the Alfred E. Smith First Day of Issue Stamp ceremonies in New York.

President Harry S. Truman makes a speech from a portable podium on the landing strip of the Naval Air Station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Visible behind Mr. Truman are General Robert Landry (left), Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (mostly obscured by podium), and General Harry Vaughan (front row, right). All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman speaks to a joint session of Congress regarding wage and price controls. Seated front row, left to right: Senator Elmer Thomas; Senator Claude Pepper; Senator George Aiken; Senator Elbert Thomas; Senator Homer Capehart; Senator Bourke Hickenlooper; Senator Homer Ferguson; Senator Clyde Reed; Senator Kenneth Wherry; Senator Robert Taft; Senator Alben Barkley; Senator Wallace White; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Attorney General Tom Clark; Postmaster General Robert E.

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee addresses a joint session of Congress. Senator Kenneth McKellar (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right) are seated directly behind the Prime Minister. Also present are (from left to right in the front row): Secretary of War James Forrestal, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, and Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman's first address to Congress.