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Romulo, Carlos P. (Carlos Pena), 1899-1985

Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth

Seven 16-inch phonograph albums, Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth, with highlights from the speeches of featured speakers:

President Harry S. Truman;

Federal Security Agency Administrator, Oscar Ewing;

Executive Secretary of the Association for Aid of Crippled Children, Leonard W. Mayo, "Putting our Present Knowledge to Work;"

Professor of Education at the University of Chicago, Allison Davis, "Social and Economic Factors in Personality Development;"

President Truman's Address at the Cornerstone Laying of the United Nations Building

President Harry S. Truman's address at the cornerstone laying of the United Nations Building. The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. from a stand erected on 42nd Street, the southern boundary of the permanent headquarters of the United Nations, between Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive and First Avenue, New York City. The President's opening words referred to Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, President of the General Assembly; Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations; Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of New York; and William O'Dwyer, Mayor of New York City.

President Truman's Exchange of Remarks with the President of the Philippines at the Signing of the Treaty of Mutual Defense

Exchange of remarks between President Harry S. Truman and the President of the Philippines Elpidio Quirino at the signing of the Treaty of Mutual Defense. The President spoke at 12:28 p.m. at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, DC. Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, Gen. Carlos P. Romulo also spoke.

President Truman's Remarks on the Acceptance of the Narra Table for the Lobby of the West Wing from the Ambassador of the Philippines

Ambassador Carlos Romulo's presentation and President Harry S. Truman's remarks on the acceptance of the narra wood table for the lobby of the West Wing of the White House from the Philippines. The table replaces a previous table that had been given by the Philippines, which was damaged and sent to the Smithsonian. The president explained that it will mostly be used by journalists. The text of President Truman's remarks are not available in the Public Papers.

Prime Minister Nehru talks with United Nations General Assembly President Romulo

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru talks with General Assembly President Carlos P. Romulo. From left to right, two unidentified men, Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, General Assembly President Carlos P. Romulo, Madam Vijaya Pandit, and unidentified man. From album "Visit of his Excellency Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India to the United States of America"

Portrait of Carlos Romulo

This is an autographed portrait of Carlos P. Romulo, a diplomat from the Philippines. The portrait is inscribed: "To President Harry S. Truman, to whom we Filipinos are beholden for the proclamation of Independence which he signed, with the abiding abundance of Carlos P. Romulo, Manila, October 25, 1962." From Henry Talge

President Harry S. Truman and the Far Eastern Commission

President Harry S. Truman receives members of the Far Eastern Commission at the White House. Front and middle rows, left to right: Dr. Wei Tao-Ming, Paul E. Naggair, Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai, President Truman, Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, and Secretary of State James Byrnes. Top row, left to right: Thomas A. Stone, L. Loudon, Major General Frank McCoy, C.A. Berendsen, General Carlos Romulo, and Lord Halifax. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Alexander Wiley with Members of the Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission

Senator Alexander Wiley with Members of the Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission. From left to right: Philippine General Balatio Cruz; Colonel Jose Razon, Congressman James E. Van Zandt; General Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine Ambassador; Emmet O'Neal, Chairman of the Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission; General Eulodio Baleo, Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines; Senator Wiley; Captain Samuel G. Kelly; and Congressman Armistead Selden in the Vice-President of the United States' office.