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)
(17 min 30 s)
(3 min)
(9 min 13 s)
(28 min)
(30 min 11 s)
(3 min 37 s)
(5 min 19 s)
1946
(11 s)
(3 min 40 s)
(18 min 34 s)
(6 min 31 s)
SR64-33 - President Truman's radio appeal to the nation for food conservation to relieve hunger abroad
(3 min 35 s)
SR71-188 - President Truman's remarks at George Washington University commencement [Margaret Truman, graduate]
(25 min 14 s)
(12 min 45 s)
SR60-145 - Recorded message to the people of the Philippines upon the occasion of their independence
(2 min 45 s)
(1 min 29 s)
(20 min)
(5 min 58 s)
1947
SR64-47 - President Truman's Special message to the Congress on Greece and Turkey: The Truman Doctrine
(25 min)
(25 min 39 s)
SR64-53 - Radio address to the American people on the veto of the Taft-Hartley Bill, President Truman,
(15 min 18 s)
(12 min 37 s)
(13 min 30 s)
(21 min 11 s)
(16 min 44 s)
(9 min 56 s)
(6 min 47 s)
(17 min 10 s)
(30 min 23 s)
SR64-63 - President Truman's address on conservation at the dedication of the Everglades National Park
(14 min 55 s)
1948
(3 min 41 s)
(39 min)
(8 min)
(16 min 46 s)
(30 min)
(30 min)
(15 min 26 s)
(11 min 7 s)
(25 min)
(27 min 15 s)
(6 min 11 s)
(17 min 15 s)
(23 min 36 s)
1949
(30 min 10 s)
(22 min 35 s)
(4 min 34 s)
(7 min)
SR71-27 - Address at the dedication of World War Memorial Park 35th division reunion, President Truman
(33 min)
(31 min 11 s)
(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)
SR62-58 - Address at the American Legion Convention, President Truman, Philadelphia, convention hall
(15 min 22 s)
(29 min)
SR62-122 - Address at dinner honoring Democratic National Chairman William M. Boyle, Jr., President Truman
(2 hr 1 min)
(12 min 20 s)
(14 min 47 s)
(14 min 48 s)
(38 min)
(30 min 25 s)
(28 min 54 s)
(13 min 18 s)
1950
(40 min)
SR62-71 - Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner, President Truman, Washington -Natl Guard Armory
(36 min 52 s)
(24 min)
(46 min 51 s)
(11 min 33 s)
SR62-72 - Address at a dinner of the Federal Bar Association, President Truman, Washington, Hotel Statler
(26 min 28 s)
(30 min)
(32 min 33 s)
(9 min 39 s)
(19 min 36 s)
(14 min 4 s)
(25 min)
SR71-30 - President Truman's Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Situation in Korea
(24 min 42 s)
(24 min)
SR61-62 - President Truman, Address in San Francisco at the War Memorial Opera House, October 17, 1950
(27 min 10 s)
SR71-33 - President Truman, Address in New York City Before the United Nations Assembly, October 24, 1950
(29 min)
(30 min 50 s)
(18 min 29 s)
SR71-34 - Radio and television report to the American people on the national emergency, President Truman
(23 min)
1951
(34 min)
(13 min 5 s)
(21 min)
(13 min)
(15 min)
(18 min)
(18 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)
(8 min)
(14 min)
(24 min)
(5 min 5 s)
(14 min 35 s)
(7 min 34 s)
(18 min 5 s)
(14 min 12 s)
(23 min 30 s)
(2 min)
(2 min 14 s)
(7 min 30 s)
SR62-95 - Address at the dedication of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, President Truman,
(26 min 32 s)
(31 min 4 s)
SR71-38 - Remarks to members of the Student Citizenship Seminar, President Truman, White House Rose Garden
(1 min 39 s)
(11 min 58 s)
(27 min 17 s)
(13 min 10 s)
(6 min)
(2 min 58 s)
(2 min 27 s)
(13 min)
SR71-41 - Remarks to W. Averell Harriman before his departure on a mission to Iran, President Truman,
(49 s)
(16 min 1 s)
(4 min 13 s)
(1 min 35 s)
(1 min 37 s)
(3 min 45 s)
(8 min 4 s)
SR62-99 - Address at the celebration of Detroit's 250th anniversary, President Truman, Detroit City Hall
(28 min 33 s)
(6 min)
(3 min 12 s)
(8 min 36 s)
(7 min 28 s)
(16 min 34 s)
(10 min 26 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)
(9 min)
SR59-302 - President Truman's Statement Commending the Operations of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
(1 min 14 s)
SR59-301 - Remarks to a group of high school students from Kansas, President Truman, White House Rose Garden
(1 min 59 s)
(18 min 47 s)
(5 min)
(4 min 49 s)
(25 min 59 s)
SR59-304 - Remarks at the dedication of the Organized Reserve Corps Armory, President Truman, 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)
(9 min)
SR60-88 - Address at Constitution Day ceremonies, President Truman, Washington DC Liberty of Congress
(16 min 32 s)
(18 min 39 s)
(17 min 19 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)
(10 min)
(3 min 38 s)
(9 min 50 s), (12 min 27 s)
(4 min 5 s)
(3 min 54 s)
(2 min 28 s)
(32 min 30 s)
(5 min 21 s)
(17 min 35 s)
(3 min 24 s)
SR60-93 - Address at groundbreaking ceremonies, Wake Forest College, President Truman, 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)
(13 min 35 s)
(2 min 4 s)
(1 min 27 s)
SR59-321 - President Truman's remarks at meeting on defense mobilization. Dr. John R. Steelman's meeting
(7 min 33 s)
(52 s)
(11 min 48 s)
SR59-329 - President Truman's remarks to the 73rd General Conference of the National Guard Association
(7 min)
(1 min 44 s)
(5 min 40 s)
(12 min 39 s)
(5 min 38 s)
(16 min 20 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)
(9 min 35 s)
(4 min 45 s)
(30 min 11 s)
(12 min)
(11 min 49 s)
(5 min 9 s)
1952
(2 min 53 s)
SR64-94 - Annual message to Congress on the State of the Union to Joint Session of Congress. President Truman
(43 min 36 s)
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)
SR59-337 - President Truman's remarks upon presenting the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Archie Van Winkle, USMCR
(2 min 31 s)
(3 min 45 s)
(2 min 18 s)
(4 min 31 s)
SR59-345 - Remarkswelcoming Secretaries Acheson and Snyder on their return from the NATO Conference in Lisbon
(1 min 55 s)
(5 min 50 s)
(1 min 28 s)
(7 min 30 s)
(2 min 54 s)
SR62-105 - Radio and television address to the American people on the Mutual Security Program, President Truman
(17 min 23 s)
(2 min 26 s)
(13 min 42 s)
SR64-95 - Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, President Truman, National Guard Armory, Washington DC
(30 min)
(4 min 42 s)
(10 min 36 s)
(6 min 50 s)
(22 min 38 s)
(2 min 8 s)
(7 min 55 s)
(3 min 33 s)
(6 min 20 s)
(9 min)
(3 min 50 s)
(1 min 12 s)
SR60-110 - President Truman's, Address at the dedication on the new AMVETS headquarters. Washington DC
(22 min 22 s)
(30 min 22 s)
(10 min 30 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)
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 37 s)
(2 min 6 s)
SR60-32 - President Truman's Remarks at a Breakfast of the 35th Division Association, Springfield, Missouri
(4 min 42 s)
(17 min), (13 min)
(18 min 48 s)
(1 min 12 s)
(4 min 11 s)
(1 min 39 s)
(2 min 52 s)
(20 min 40 s)
(2 min 14 s)
SR60-39 - Remarks to members of the Eighth Annual Institute on the Preservation and Administration of Archives
(3 min 11 s)
(2 min 8 s)
(5 min 34 s)
(3 min 12 s)
(3 min 58 s)
(4 min)
(2 min 59 s)
(23 min 34 s)
(3 min)
(32 min 53 s)
(2 min 27 s)
(2 min 57 s)
(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)
(1 min 43 s)
(3 min 9 s)
(10 min 7 s)
SR60-70 - Remarks to a group of actors and officials of the motion picture industry of India, President Truman
(2 min 52 s)
(4 min 20 s)
(3 min)
(3 min 58 s)
(5 min 59 s)
(7 min 6 s)
(9 min 20 s)
(4 min 32 s)
(6 min 50 s)
(16 min 41 s)
(16 min 30 s)
(12 min)
(8 min)
(7 min 22 s)
(10 min 39 s)
(17 min 7 s)
(3 min)
(13 min 19 s)
(30 min 25 s)
(7 min 50 s)
(3 min 46 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)
(25 min)
(7 min 6 s)
(8 min 46 s)
(28 min 15 s)
(22 min)
(5 min 58 s)
(1 min 5 s)
(8 min 58 s)
(8 min 22 s)
(6 min 43 s)
(10 min 13 s)
SR59-188 - President Truman's Address at Symphony Hall, Rose Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, October 17, 1952
(28 min 15 s)
(5 min)
(6 min 50 s)
(23 min)
(4 min)
(4 min)
(4 min)
(26 min)
(9 min)
(6 min)
SR59-223 - remarks to delegates to the YWCA Training Project, President Truman, White House rose garden
(1 min 5 s)
(16 min 28 s)
(12 min 3 s)
(5 min 7 s)
(3 min)
(3 min 30 s)
(5 min 33 s)
SR59-267 - Remarks on awarding the Harmon International Trophy, President Truman, White House Rose Garden
(2 min)
SR59-268 - Address before the Association of Military Surgeons at Hotel Statler, President Truman, Washington
(12 min)
(7 min 15 s)
(7 min 36 s)
(7 min)
(2 min)
(14 min)
(19 min 35 s)
(9 min 30 s)
(2 min 50 s)
(2 min 10 s)
SR59-276 - Remarks on the Presentation of the Report of the Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation
(2 min 30 s)
SR59-277 - Address at the National War College, President Truman, Washington, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C.
(30 min)
(3 min 8 s)
(4 min 24 s)
(1 min 57 s)
1953
(1 min 57 s)
SR59-80 - President Truman's Budget Seminar (President Truman's 323rd Press Conference), January 8, 1953
(51 min 2 s)
(1 min 50 s)