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1948 Democratic National Convention

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Recording Date(s)
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Accession Number
SR2000-73
Description

Radio coverage of the Democratic National Convention as recorded by KMBC radio, Kansas City, MO. Recording includes master of ceremonies House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn; Pennsylvania delegate Emma Guffey Miller's presentation of a floral Liberty Bell wherein pigeons are released into the convention hall; the CBS radio host's commentary at the pigeon spectacle; and Senator Alben Barkley's acceptance speech for the Vice Presidential nomination. It also includes President Harry S. Truman's acceptance speech for the Presidential nomination. The President spoke at 2 a.m. at the Convention Hall in Philadelphia, PA. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. Original recording found in the Marr Sound Archives at UMKC. In two parts.

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Undetermined
HST Keywords
1948 DNC
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