1. Home
  2. Library Collections
  3. Photographs
  4. First Televised Speech from the White House

First Televised Speech from the White House

96-99
Accession Number
96-99
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350879562
Related Collection
Ross, Charles G. Papers
Keywords
Executive advisory bodies
Food
Presidents
Television
HST Keywords
Food Conservation Program; Truman - Addresses - Radio - T. V. - General File
People Pictured
Luckman, Charles, 1909-1999
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

Copyrighted - This item is copyrighted and cannot be published, reproduced, or otherwise used without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.

Note: If you use this image, rights assessment and attribution are your responsibility.

Credit:
International News Photos

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

Attention media: Please make note of this item's accession number. Print out this page and retain it for your permissions records before downloading this image file for possible publication. Library staff cannot sign permissions forms or provide additional paperwork. The Library charges no usage fees for downloaded images.

Description

Preparations for the first televised address at the White House, Sunday, October 5, 1947. President Harry S. Truman (left, behind lectern) urged viewers to save food for Europe. Charles Luckman, Chairman of the Citizen's Food Committee, stands next to the president. A cameraman looks through a large television camera at right. From: Charles Ross Papers, 12x18 Metal Album.

Date(s)
October 5, 1947