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President Harry S. Truman's address at the cornerstone laying of the United Nations Building. The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. from a stand erected on 42nd Street, the southern boundary of the permanent headquarters of the United Nations, between Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive and First Avenue, New York City. The President's opening words referred to Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, President of the General Assembly; Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations; Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of New York; and William O'Dwyer, Mayor of New York City. The address was carried over all radio and television networks. CBS Radio host Larry LeSueur introduces the scene in New York. When President Truman gets out of the car, a band plays Ruffles and Flourishes and "Hail to the Chief." President of the UN General Assembly Romulo, Mayor O'Dwyer, and Governor Dewey make opening remarks. After the president's speech, CBS correspondent Charles Collingwood describes the cornerstone laying ceremony. UN Secretary General Lie makes remarks upon laying the cornerstone, although they end abruptly after CBS radio stops airing the ceremony. From: University of Washington.