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President Harry S. Truman's Labor Day address in Des Moines at the Convention of the American Veterans of World War II. The President spoke at 4:15 p.m. at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA. His opening words "Mr. Commander" referred to Harold A. Keats of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., retiring National Commander of the American Veterans of World War II. The address was broadcast over all major radio networks. After the president's speech, other network programming plays a dramatization about the origin of "Uncle Sam" starting with "Yankee Doodle." It includes an apparent outtake of the unidentified voice actors.