President Harry S. Truman's address before the Rio de Janeiro Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security. The President spoke at 10:30 a.m. at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. His opening words "Mr. President" referred to Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil.
President Harry S. Truman's Independence Day address delivered at Thomas Jefferson's home. The President spoke at 1:30 p.m. from the east portico of Monticello near Charlottesville, Va. His opening words referred to William M. Tuck, Governor of Virginia, and Frank Houston, President of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast.
President Harry S. Truman's address before the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The President spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, at 4:30 p.m. In his opening words he referred to Walter F. White, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who served as chairman of the conference, and to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Senator Wayne Morse who also spoke. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast.
President Harry S. Truman's radio address to the American people on the veto of the Taft-Hartley Bill, broadcast from the White House in Washington, DC, at 10 p.m.
President Harry S. Truman's commencement address at Princeton University. The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. from the steps of Nassau Hall at Princeton University after receiving an honorary degree. His opening words referred to Harold W. Dodds, president of the university.
President Harry S. Truman's address before the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa. The President spoke in the House of Commons chamber at 11:30 a.m. His opening words "Mr. Prime Minister" referred to W. L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada.
President Harry S. Truman's address at the 35th Division Reunion Memorial Service. The President spoke at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO, at 9 p.m. During his remarks he referred to Fleet Adm. William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army and Navy; General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Ambassador Henri Bonnet and Madame Bonnet; and Mayor Georges Pierre Lavalley of St. Lo, France. The commander of the 35th Division in Europe during World War II, Maj. Gen. Paul W. Baade, also attended the reunion.
President Harry S. Truman's address in New York City at the annual luncheon of the Associated Press as broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System 2:00 P.M. EST. The President spoke at 2 p.m. at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. His opening words "Mr. President" referred to Robert McLean, publisher of the Philadelphia Bulletin and president of the Associated Press, who served as chairman at the luncheon.
President Harry S. Truman's address at the Jefferson Day Dinner. The President spoke at 10:30 a.m. at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. His opening words "Mr. Speaker" referred to Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas, Minority Leader in the Both Congress, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives during the 76th, 77th, 78th, and 79th Congresses.3 discs.
President Harry S. Truman's special message to a joint session of Congress on Greece and Turkey, outlining what is known as the Truman Doctrine, 1 p.m.