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Radio coverage of President Harry S. Truman's remarks from the speaker's platform near the train in Ottumwa, IA, 11:25 a.m. The recording includes an interview with 8-year-old Bobby Cowell from Queen City, Missouri who shares a birthday with President Truman and is on the platform waiting for the president. Next there is an interview with Paul Ream, who baked and decorated the president's enormous birthday cake, which was four tiers. The baker's union, Local 412, sponsored the baking of the cakes. Ream also baked an additional cake for Bobby Cowell. A band plays in the background as a reporter narrates the scene of the president's arrival. A brief interview with Otto Weber, an International News Service journalist who rode the train with President Truman. The local radio reporters are identified as Doug Graham and Jim Foreman. Mayor Herschel Loveless introduces President Truman. President Truman's speech begins at 9:15 and ends about 18:00. After the president's remarks, the birthday cake is presented to President Truman. Jim Foreman explains that the man President Truman referred to as following him around was Victor A. Johnson, the staff director of the Republican Senate and House campaign committees. Bess Truman and Margaret Truman wave to the crowd. The party heads back to the train.