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Plane Squadron in Background, as Truman Delivers Dedication Speech at Idlewild Airport

92-80-03
Accession Number
92-80-03
7 x 9 inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 346168561
Keywords
Airports
Dedications (Monuments, etc.)
Presidents
HST Keywords
Airports - Idlewild; Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency - Idlewild Airport
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Associated Press

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
A squadron of planes roars overhead as President Harry S. Truman delivers his speech at the dedication of the 5,000 acre international airport at Idlewild. While the nation's greatest display of peacetime air power was going on, President Truman declared America was determined to remain strong in the cause of peace. From: Houston Post.
Date(s)
July 31, 1948