President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon the departure of Ambassador Averell Harriman to Iran. The President spoke at 11:55 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Also includes remarks by Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, and Mr. Harriman.
President Harry S. Truman's Address at the 172nd Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence and the 100th Anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument, on the grounds of the Washington Monument. Recording also includes the Marine band, a brief introduction by George C. Marshall, and NBC radio host Charles Batter. Text of remarks not available in the Public Papers.
Former president Harry S. Truman's remarks on receiving honorary degree from the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Recording starts with a brass group playing "Pomp and Circumstance." An unidentified person gives an invocation. A representative of the board of trustees of the University of Louisville authorizes the honorary degree to be conferred. Another unidentified person confers the Doctor of Laws honorary degree upon former president Truman, giving a long list of achievements. Mr. Truman's remarks start around 8:00.
President Harry S. Truman presents the oak leaf cluster to the Distinguished Service medal to General George C. Marshall upon his retirement from the office of Army Chief of Staff, as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System, 12:30 P.M. EST. The presentation was given at the Pentagon. Text not available in Public Papers.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon presenting to General George C. Marshall the chair he used as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense. The presentation was made at 11:25 a.m. in the Cabinet Room at the White House during a regularly scheduled Cabinet meeting. Recording also includes General Marshall's response.
Speeches by President Harry S. Truman, former Secretary of State George Marshall, and Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne during a dinner honoring George Marshall at the Carlton Hotel, Washington, DC. The dinner celebrated the second anniversary of General Marshall's speech proposing the Marshall Plan. The speeches explain the Marshall Plan and how and why it worked. President Truman begins about 25:00 into the speech. From a recording in the Marr Sound Archives.
President Harry S. Truman and others prepare to depart for a western trip. From left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, unidentified, President Truman, Democratic National Chairman J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, and Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal.