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Truman speech at Arlington National Cemetery

73-2580
Accession Number
73-2580
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338956258
Keywords
Armed forces officers
National monuments
Naval officers
Presidents
Soldiers
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Veterans
HST Keywords
Truman - Addresses - General File; Truman - Ceremonies - Memorial - 1948; Virginia, Arlington
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Graham, Wallace Harry, 1910-1996
Royall, Kenneth C. (Kenneth Claiborne), 1894-1971
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (standing at podium) prepares to address the crowd gathered for the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Also in attendance is Secretary of Defense Kenneth Royall (third row, seated next to woman in hat), General Wallace Graham, and Captain Robert Dennison (seated, back row, left to right). Others are unidentified.
Date(s)
May 30, 1948