Sound Recordings Collection
Part 4: Presidential Period
1945
SR60-265 - A Tribute to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman by Betty Phillips and J.B. Hardaway
(5 min 44 s)
(18 min 30 s)
(4 min 30 s)
(12 min)
(6 min)
SR62-212 - Excerpts of President Truman's Special Message to the Congress on Winning the War with Japan
(16 min 44 s)
(22 min 4 s)
SR62-204 - Commentary on the Homecoming of President Truman to Independence, Missouri from U.N. Conference
(14 min 21 s)
SR86-9 - President Truman's Address Upon Receiving Honorary Degree from the University of Kansas City
(17 min 30 s)
(20 min)
(3 min)
(9 min 13 s)
SR64-17 - President Truman's Address Before a Joint Session of Congress on Universal Military Training
(28 min)
(30 min 11 s)
(3 min 37 s)
(5 min 19 s)
1946
SR64-22 - President Truman's Radio Report to the American People on the Status of the Reconversion Program
(11 s)
(3 min 21 s)
(3 min 40 s)
SR64-27 - President Truman's Address at Conference of the Federal Council of Churches, Columbus, Ohio
(18 min 34 s)
(6 min 31 s)
(39 s)
SR64-33 - President Truman's Radio Appeal to the Nation for Food Conservation to Relieve Hunger Abroad
(3 min 35 s)
(12 min 4 s)
(12 min 45 s)
(13 min 3 s)
(2 min 45 s)
SR60-144 - President Truman's Recorded Message to the President and People of France on Bastille Day
(1 min 29 s)
(18 min)
SR64-37 - President Truman's Radio Address Opening the Annual Campaigns for the National Community Chest Drive
(5 min 58 s)
(16 min 52 s)
(28 min 3 s)
(2 min 30 s)
(5 min 47 s)
1947
(53 min)
(28 min 19 s)
(26 min 48 s)
(11 min 9 s)
SR64-53 - President Truman's Radio Address to the American People on the Veto of the Taft-Hartley Bill
(15 min 18 s)
(12 min 37 s)
(21 min)
(13 min 30 s)
(21 min 11 s)
SR64-57 - President Truman's Address in Rio de Janeiro Before a Joint Session of the Congress of Brazil
(16 min 44 s)
SR64-59 - President Truman's Radio and Television Address Concluding a Program by the Citizens Food Committee
(9 min 56 s)
SR64-60 - President Truman's Address to the Women of the United States to Commemorate Democratic Women's Day
(6 min 47 s)
(17 min 10 s)
SR64-63 - President Truman's Address on Conservation at the Dedication of the Everglades National Park
(14 min 55 s)
(5 min)
1948
(42 min 44 s)
(30 min)
(39 min)
(8 min)
(16 min 46 s)
(30 min)
(30 min)
(23 min 30 s)
(11 min 7 s)
(25 min)
(27 min 15 s)
SR2000-19 - President Truman's Remarks in New York City at the Dedication of Idlewild International Airport
(8 min 30 s)
(6 min 11 s)
(20 min)
(17 min 15 s)
(3 min)
(23 min 36 s)
(30 min)
SR71-20 - President Truman's Address Before the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(11 min)
(14 min 30 s)
1949
(30 min 10 s)
(22 min 35 s)
(4 min 34 s)
(17 min 30 s)
(6 min)
(6 min 30 s)
SR71-27 - President Truman's Address at the Dedication of World War Memorial Park 35th Division Reunion
(30 min)
SR64-91 - President Truman's Address in Little Rock at the Dedication of the World War Memorial Park
(32 min)
(31 min 11 s)
SR62-68 - President Truman's Address Before the Imperial Council Session of the Shrine of North America
(23 min 54 s)
SR62-61 - President Truman's Address at the Golden Jubilee Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
(23 min 30 s)
(15 min 22 s)
(24 min)
SR62-122 - President Truman's Address at Dinner Honoring Democratic National Chairman William M. Boyle, Jr.
(2 hr 1 min)
(30 min)
(14 min 47 s)
(14 min 48 s)
SR62-8 - President Truman's Appearance at the 14th Conference of the National Council of Negro Women
(38 min)
(30 min 25 s)
(28 min 54 s)
(13 min 18 s)
1950
(40 min)
(36 min 52 s)
(21 min)
(46 min 51 s)
(11 min 33 s)
(26 min 28 s)
(30 min)
(24 min 30 s)
(32 min 33 s)
SR61-61 - President Truman's Address in St. Louis at the Site of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
(23 min 15 s)
(9 min 39 s)
(19 min 36 s)
(14 min 4 s)
SR62-79 - President Truman's Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Situation in Korea
(25 min)
SR71-30 - President Truman's Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Situation in Korea
(26 min 30 s)
(24 min)
(4 min)
(27 min 10 s)
(26 min 30 s)
(30 min 50 s)
SR62-85 - President Truman's Address Before the Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth
(18 min 29 s)
SR71-34 - President Truman's Radio and Television Report to the American People on the National Emergency
(23 min)
1951
SR62-89 - President Truman's Annual Message to a Joint Session of Congress on the State of the Union
(34 min)
SR71-35 - President Truman's Radio Report to the American people on Korea and on U.S. Policy in the Far East
(20 min 30 s)
(27 min 27 s)
(24 min)
(14 min 35 s)
(14 min 12 s)
(4 min 9 s)
(23 min 30 s)
SR62-95 - President Truman's Address at the Dedication of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
(26 min 32 s)
(31 min 4 s)
(1 min 55 s)
(2 min 2 s)
(27 min 17 s)
(13 min 40 s)
(3 min 32 s)
SR71-40 - President Truman's Remarks Upon Accepting a Rock of Corregidor From the People of the Philippines
(2 min 42 s)
SR59-286 - President Truman's Remarks Upon Accepting a Rock of Corregidor From the People of the Philippines
(2 min 50 s)
(2 min 45 s)
(3 min 17 s)
(16 min 1 s)
(4 min 13 s)
(1 min 35 s)
(1 min 37 s)
(3 min 45 s)
(28 min 33 s)
(2 min 17 s)
(7 min 28 s)
(16 min 34 s)
SR59-298 - President Truman's Remarks to a Group of Exchange Teachers from Great Britain, France, and Canada
(4 min 11 s)
(10 min 27 s)
(36 s)
SR59-302 - President Truman's Statement Commending the Operations of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
(1 min 14 s)
(1 min 59 s)
(18 min 47 s)
(5 min)
(24 min 20 s)
(28 min 30 s)
SR59-304 - President Truman's Remarks at the Dedication of the Organized Reserve Corps Armory, Kansas City, MO
(5 min 35 s)
(2 min)
(6 min 25 s)
SR60-86 - President Truman's Address at the Cornerstone Laying of the new General Accounting Office Building
(18 min 59 s)
(7 min 40 s)
(16 min 32 s)
(18 min 39 s)
(2 min 25 s)
SR60-89 - President Truman's Address at the Dedication of Equestrian Statues From the people of Italy
(15 min 40 s)
(3 min 38 s)
(9 min 50 s), (12 min 27 s)
(4 min 5 s)
(3 min 40 s)
(3 min 54 s)
(2 min 28 s)
(5 min 21 s)
(3 min 24 s)
SR60-93 - President Truman's Address at Groundbreaking Ceremonies, Wake Forest College, Winston-Salem, NC
(15 min 3 s)
(4 min 47 s)
SR59-317 - President Truman's Remarks to the Members of the Supreme Council, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
(4 min 37 s)
(14 min 55 s)
SR59-322 - President Truman's Remarks Upon Presenting the Harmon International Trophy to Col. Schilling
(52 s)
SR59-329 - President Truman's Remarks to the 73rd General Conference of the National Guard Association
(7 min)
(1 min 44 s)
SR60-94 - President Truman's Address at the Cornerstone Laying of the District of Columbia Red Cross Building
(11 min 48 s)
(5 min 40 s)
(16 min 20 s)
(5 min 38 s)
(3 min 53 s)
SR60-97 - President Truman's Remarks in Response to Princess Elizabeth's Presentation of an Overmantel
(5 min 10 s)
SR59-326 - President Truman's Remarks to Members of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
(2 min 39 s)
(4 min 45 s)
(9 min 35 s)
(30 min 11 s)
(3 min 45 s)
(5 min 9 s)
1952
(2 min 53 s)
(43 min 36 s)
(45 min)
SR59-331 - President Truman's Remarks to State and Territorial Civil Defense Directors and Their Assistants
(3 min)
(12 min 16 s)
(38 min 8 s)
SR59-334 - President Truman's Remarks to the Executive Committee of the National Association of Postmasters
(5 min 42 s)
(5 min 43 s)
(2 min 31 s)
(3 min 45 s)
(2 min 18 s)
(4 min 31 s)
SR59-345 - President Truman's Remarks Welcoming Secretaries Acheson and Snyder on Their Return From Lisbon
(1 min 55 s)
(5 min 50 s)
(1 min 28 s)
(7 min 30 s)
(2 min 54 s)
(2 min 26 s)
(17 min 23 s)
(13 min 42 s)
(49 s)
(29 min 35 s)
(7 min 30 s)
(10 min 36 s)
(22 min 38 s)
(2 min 8 s)
(7 min 55 s)
(3 min 33 s)
(6 min 20 s)
(9 min)
SR60-14 - President Truman's Remarks on Receiving the Gifts for the White House from the French Ambassador
(1 min 12 s)
(22 min 22 s)
(3 min 50 s)
SR60-111 - President Truman's Address at the 70th Anniversary Meeting of the National Civil Service League
(30 min 22 s)
(10 min 30 s)
(1 min 33 s)
(1 min 20 s)
(3 min 47 s)
SR60-20 - President Truman's Remarks at a Dinner for Members of Congress Given by the Civil Air Patrol
(17 min 50 s)
SR60-21 - President Truman's Address at the Sixth Annual Awards Program of the Department of Agriculture
(17 min 57 s)
SR60-115 - President Truman's Remarks at the National Convention Banquet of the Americans for Democratic Action
(33 min 55 s)
(36 min 39 s)
(5 min 22 s)
SR60-24 - President Truman's Remarks at the Dedication of a Memorial Plaque Honoring Pvt. Leslie Coffelt
(4 min 22 s)
(3 min 9 s)
(21 min 12 s)
SR60-25 - President Truman's Remarks at a Luncheon in the Midshipmen's Mess Hall in the Naval Academy
(11 min 13 s)
(5 min 41 s)
(2 min 28 s)
(14 min 25 s)
(2 min 6 s)
(2 min 37 s)
(17 min), (13 min)
SR60-32 - President Truman's Remarks at a Breakfast of the 35th Division Association, Springfield, Missouri
(4 min 42 s)
(18 min 48 s)
(4 min 11 s)
(1 min 12 s)
(1 min 39 s)
(20 min 40 s)
(2 min 52 s)
(2 min 14 s)
(3 min 11 s)
(2 min 8 s)
(5 min 34 s)
(3 min 12 s)
(3 min 58 s)
(5 min)
(2 min 59 s)
(23 min 45 s)
(3 min)
(32 min 53 s)
(2 min 27 s)
(2 min 57 s)
SR60-55 - President Truman's Remarks at a Congressional Medal of Honor Presentation to Major William E. Barber
(3 min 23 s)
SR60-56 - President Truman's Remarks to a Group of Exchange Teachers from Great Britain, France, and Canada
(3 min 37 s)
(3 min 52 s)
(17 min 53 s)
(6 min 50 s)
SR71-54 - President Truman's Address at the American Hospital Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA
(34 min)
(3 min 9 s)
(1 min 43 s)
(19 min 35 s)
(2 min 52 s)
(5 min 59 s)
(3 min)
(4 min 20 s)
(3 min 58 s)
(7 min 6 s)
(9 min 20 s)
(16 min 30 s)
(3 min)
(30 min 25 s)
(3 min 46 s)
(7 min 50 s)
(30 min 30 s)
SR59-170 - President Truman, Address at a Columbus Day Dinner in the Waldorf Astoria, New York City, New York
(29 min 13 s)
(10 min 21 s)
(6 hr 6 min 30 s)
(25 min)
(26 min)
(16 min 28 s)
(12 min 3 s)
(5 min 7 s)
(3 min)
SR59-265 - President Truman's Remarks to the Directors of the National Newspaper Publishers Association
(3 min 30 s)
(5 min 33 s)
(12 min)
SR59-269 - President Truman's Remarks at a Meeting of a Training Orientation Course Conducted by the CIA
(7 min 15 s)
(7 min 36 s)
(7 min)
(19 min 35 s)
(9 min 30 s)
(2 min 50 s)
(2 min 10 s)
(2 min 30 s)
SR59-278 - President Truman's Remarks Upon the Return of Secretary of State Dean Acheson from France
(3 min 8 s)
(4 min 24 s)
(1 min 57 s)
1953
SR59-80 - President Truman's Budget Seminar (President Truman's 323rd Press Conference), January 8, 1953
(51 min 2 s)
(1 min 50 s)