A series of non-partisan public service announcements encouraging all Americans to vote in the upcoming 1950 election. Includes a five minute recording by Vice President Alben Barkley, followed by 12 shorter voting PSAs.
Radio program in two parts commemorating Democratic Women's Day, sponsored by the women's division of the Democratic National Committee. India Edwards, executive director or the women's division, hosts the program. Guests include Eleanor Roosevelt, Frances Perkins, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Georgia Neese Clark, Frieda Hennock, Ollie Remington Goldman, Perle Mesta, and Eugenie Anderson.
President Harry S. Truman's address at a Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, in which President Truman announced he would not seek reelection to the presidency. The President spoke at 10:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Washington, DC. His opening words referred to Wash. B. Williams who served as chairman of the dinner, Vice President Alben W. Barkley, Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Frank E. McKinney, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Event celebrating the second anniversary of the Marshall Plan. Paul Hoffman is the emcee; speakers include William Foster, Dean Acheson, and the principal speaker, George Marshall. Held at the Statler Hotel, Washington, DC. In four parts.
From a series of radio programs called "It's Up to You," sponsored by the Women's Democratic Committee. Hosted by India Edwards, executive director of the women's division of the Democratic party. The guest is Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady of the United States, diplomat, and activist. The subject is Democratic Women's Day, when women were admitted to the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party in 1919, and also women taking part in government.
From a series of radio programs called "It's Up to You," sponsored by the Women's Democratic Committee. Hosted by India Edwards, executive director of the women's division of the Democratic party, with guest Faye Emerson, a film and stage actress. The subject of the program is disappointment in Dwight D. Eisenhower as a candidate and the influence of Sen. Robert Taft.
From a series of radio programs called "It's Up to You," sponsored by the Women's Democratic Committee. Hosted by India Edwards, executive director of the women's division of the Democratic party, with guest Georgia Neese Clark (Gray), Treasurer of the United States. The subject of the program is federal finances.
One of a series of radio programs called "It's Up to You," hosted by the Women's Democratic Committee. It is hosted by India Edwards, executive director of the women's section of the Democratic party, with guest Charles Brannan, US Secretary of Agriculture. The subject of this 1952 election political program is farming.
President Harry S. Truman's address at a dinner of the Civil Defense Conference. The President spoke at 10:30 p.m. at the Statler Hotel in Washington, DC. He is first introduced by Millard Caldwell, Civil Defense Administrator and former Governor of Florida. The address was carried on a nationwide broadcast. In two parts. From: Tom Evans.
Inaugural ceremonies of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley, U.S. Capitol building, Washington, DC. In three parts. Part 1: Opening prayer by Dr. Edward Pruden; Star-Spangled Banner by Phil Regan; Justice Stanley Reed administers the oath of office to Vice President Barkley; prayer by Rabbi Samuel Thurman. Part 2: Chief Justice Fred Vinson administers the oath of office to President Harry Truman; part 1 of Truman's Inaugural Address, ending in point four.