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President Truman and Winston Churchill in Fulton, Missouri

ABC's radio coverage of President Harry S. Truman's and former Prime Minister Winston Churchill's appearance at Fulton, MO, where they both received honorary degrees from Westminster College, under the auspices of the Green Foundation lecture series. President Truman introduces Mr. Churchill, who gave a speech entitled "The Sinews of Peace," where he introduced the concept of an Iron Curtain descending across Europe. The recording is in five parts and covers much of the ceremony.

President Truman's Address at a Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner

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.

President Truman's Address at the Opening of the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty

President Harry S. Truman's address at the opening of the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty, San Francisco, CA. The President spoke at 7:30 p.m. at the War Memorial Opera House. His remarks are followed by the National Anthem and other music. President Truman's opening words referred to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Governor Earl Warren of California, and Mayor E. E. Robinson of San Francisco. The address was broadcast and televised. The Multilateral Treaty of Peace with Japan was signed at San Francisco on September 8, 1951. In two parts.

Carillon Presented to the People of the United States by the People of the Netherlands

Her Royal Highness Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presents a carillon in gratitude to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon accepting the carillon. The President spoke at 3:45 p.m. in Meridian Hill Park in Washington. His opening words referred to Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, her husband Prince Bernhard, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman. He also referred early in his remarks to his daughter Margaret who was on a concert tour in the western States.

President Truman's Remarks Upon Accepting a Rock of Corregidor From the People of the Philippines

Philippine Ambassador to the United States Joaquin M. Elizalde introduces Maj. Manuel Acosta and Col. Harry Peck, who present President Harry S. Truman with a rock from Corregidor as a gift from the people of the Philippines. President Truman follows with remarks delivered at 12:10 p.m. in his office at the White House. Col. Peck and Maj. Acosta took part in the action of Corregidor and Bataan during World War II. The presentation took place during Philippine Achievement Week, which marked the progress of the Philippine Republic during its 5 years of independence.

President Truman's Remarks to Members of the Student Citizenship Seminar

President Harry S. Truman's remarks to members of the Student Citizenship Seminar. The President spoke at 12:55 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Ms. Harrington introduced the president. The Student Citizenship Seminar, held under the auspices of the YMCA and YWCA, was attended by more than 100 students from colleges and universities all over the country.

President Truman's Remarks to a Group of Newsboy Bond Salesmen

President Harry S. Truman's remarks to a group of newsboy bond salesmen. The President spoke at 3:05 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder introduced the President. One of the Connecticut delegation boys, Phil Baker, presented President Truman and Secretary Snyder with clocks. The boys represented newsboys throughout the country who distributed savings bond pledge cards to their customers during the month of May. The group was attending the National Carrier Congress then meeting in Washington.