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President Truman's Address at Fordham University Upon Receiving Honorary Degree

President Harry S. Truman's address at Fordham University upon receiving honorary degree. The President spoke at 5 p.m. from the terrace of Keating Hall, after receiving an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. His opening words "Your Eminences, President Gannon" referred to His Eminence Bernard Cardinal Griffin, Archbishop of Westminster; His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York; and the Reverend Dr. Robert Ignatius Gannon, President of the University. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. 2 discs.

President Truman's Address at the Dedication of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt as a National Shrine, Hyde Park, NY

President Harry S. Truman's address at the dedication of the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt as a National Shrine. The President spoke from the portico of the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park, N.Y., at 2:45 p.m. at a ceremony which marked the first anniversary of the death of President Roosevelt. Among those present, in addition to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, were: Newton B. Drury, Director of the National Park Service and Chairman of the ceremonies; Paul E. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, and Julius A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior.