President Harry S. Truman and his party arrive on the presidential plane Independence at Waller Field, Trinidad, BWI. They are greeted by the commanding officer, Col. John M. Schweizer, Jr. They are on a stop over on their way to Brazil. This is a recording of the Radio Trinidad broadcast of the arrival. Donated by Suzan Schweizer.
Representative Mary Norton (D-NJ) appears as a guest on the Democratic National Committee's political program, discussing inflation and the high costs of living, which are the result of the Republican 80th Congress. Actor Melvyn Douglas also makes remarks encouraging listeners to vote for Harry Truman on election day. This was the last of the Democratic Record Show series leading up to the 1948 election. Originally two discs, 12 inches, in three parts.
Dorothy Vredenburgh, Secretary of the Democratic National Committee, makes remarks on a political program by the Democratic National Committee called the Democratic Record Show. Governor Thomas Dewey makes brief remarks as well. Originally two discs, 12 inches, in three parts.
Mary McLeod Bethune of the National Council of Negro Women makes remarks on a political program by the Democratic National Committee called the Democratic Record Show. Originally two discs, 12 inches, in three parts.
Gladys Dickason, a union leader, makes remarks on a political program by the Democratic National Committee called the Democratic Record Show. Originally two discs, 12 inches, in three parts.
Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas (D-CA) makes remarks on a political program by the Democratic National Committee called the Democratic Record Show. Originally two discs, 12 inches, in three parts.
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo makes remarks on a political program by the Democratic National Committee called the Democratic Record Show. In three parts.
Senator Robert Taft's declaration to "eat less" is given the booby prize for cutting costs during this political program by the Democratic National Committee called the Democratic Record Show. The show criticizes the Republican 80th Congress, which has failed to curb the high costs of living. Katharine Elkus White, special assistant to India Edwards, appears as a guest speaker. Originally two discs, 12 inches, in three parts.
Political Program by the Democratic National Committee. Representative John Taber (R-NY) wins the booby prize because he didn't believe Europe needed help after World War II. After his trip to Europe, he stated he did not see any hungry people in Europe and was against the Marshall Plan. Former Minister to Norway Florence Jaffray Harriman appears as a guest speaker. The subject of veterans and the Marshall Plan are discussed. Originally two discs, 12 inches, in three parts.
Musical Digest presents Margaret Truman's vocal concert featured on the Sunday Evening Hour, recorded by the Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Florida. This was Margaret's first radio concert. Part one includes the Spanish folk song, "Cielito Lindo." Part two includes "Charmont L'oiseau."