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President Truman's Remarks in Response to Princess Elizabeth's Presentation of an Overmantel

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Recording Date(s)
November 2, 1951
Accession Number
SR60-97
Description

President Harry S. Truman's remarks in response to the presentation by Princess Elizabeth of an Overmantel for the White House. The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House, Washington, DC. The overmantel was sent as a gift of from the Princess's father, King George VI, and consisted of a rare pair of English candelabra and a three-part mirror with an oil painting of flowers set above it in a carved gilt frame.

Restrictions
Unrestricted
National Archives Identifier (NAID)