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President Harry S. Truman Speaks at the University of California at Berkeley

President Harry S. Truman (standing) speaks to the graduating class of the University of California at Berkeley. In his speech, he discussed world affairs, the Soviet Union, and their action in the United Nations. Others in the background are unidentified. From: The album, "The President's Trip to the West Coast of the United States," Captain Robert Dennison, United States Navy, donor.

President Harry S. Truman placing a commemorative stone from Grandview, Missouri at the Rollins College Walk of Fame

President Truman pulls a rope which drops a commemorative stone from his boyhood home in Grandview, Missouri, into place at the Rollins College Walk of Fame. Watching is Dr. Hamilton Holt (right), President of Rollins College, who, a few minutes before, had conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities on Mr. Truman. Rollins College is in Winter Park, Florida. (Similar to 66-2052 and 68-1782. Also in album - 98-1582 to 98-1588)

Members of the Massachusetts Action Committee For Peace picket a Dean Acheson speech at Harvard University

With their children at hand, a group of members of the Massachusetts Action Committee For Peace, pickets outside Harvard University, in a demonstration against Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Mr. Acheson delivered an address to the Harvard graduating class and received an honorary degree.