President Harry S. Truman's message to the Special Session of the 80th Congress on Inflation. The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. His address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. At the conclusion of the broadcast, a recording of the National Anthem plays, then the NBC chimes.
President Harry S. Truman's annual message to the Congress on the State of the Union. The President spoke at 1:30 p.m. from the U.S. Capitol. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast.
President Harry S. Truman's address upon accepting the Presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The President spoke at 2 a.m. in the Convention Hall. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast.
President Harry S. Truman's address in Pittsburgh, PA. The President spoke at 9 p.m. at the Hunt Armory. His opening words "Mr. Chairman" referred to John J. Kane, chairman of the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners. Later he referred to David L. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Francis J. Myers, Senator from Pennsylvania, William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, Philip Murray, president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and Cyrus S. Ching, Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
President Harry S. Truman's address at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO; this was President Truman's last campaign address of the 1948 presidential campaign. The President spoke at 9:30 p.m. During his address he referred to Phil M. Donnelly, Governor of Missouri, and Edward J. Kelly, former Mayor of Chicago.
President Harry S. Truman's address in Chicago Stadium. The President spoke at 9:04 p.m. During his address he referred to former Governor Henry Hornet, Democratic candidate for Governor Adlai E. Stevenson, and Democratic candidate for Senator Paul H. Douglas, all of Illinois. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. This recording ends abruptly after 18 minutes, with Mr.