President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon the departure of Ambassador Averell Harriman to Iran. The President spoke at 11:55 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Also includes remarks by Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, and Mr. Harriman.
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 Harry S. Truman's remarks broadcast as part of a Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Program at the Roosevelt estate in Hyde Park, NY. President Truman's recorded remarks were delivered from Kansas City and start around 13:00. The President spoke at 3:40 p.m. from his room in the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, MO. Also included in the recording are remarks by Henry Morgenthau, Reverend Frank Wilson, and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. After the president's remarks is a recording of the National Anthem. This program was broadcast nationwide, and this recording is by NBC.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to members of the 25th Infantry Division Association. The President spoke at 11:30 a.m. at the Statler Hotel in Washington, DC. In his remarks the President referred to Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff, United States Army. NOTE: the recorded introduction says the date is July 8, but according to the president's calendar, this was July 7.
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 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.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to the delegates to the 21st National 4-H Club Camp. The President spoke at 12:05 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. In his opening words he referred to Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture, and Mrs. Gertrude L. Warren who was in charge of matters relating to 4-H Club work at the Department of Agriculture. Recording also includes a presentation of a gold key to the President by Marjorie Nold of Savannah, MO.
President Harry S. Truman's radio address to the American people on Korea and U. S. policy in the Far East. The president's speech was broadcast from the White House at 10:30 p.m. This is the speech in which President Truman announced the firing of General Douglas MacArthur.
President Harry S. Truman's radio and television report to the American people on the national emergency, broadcast from the White House at 10:30 p.m.
President Harry S. Truman's address in New York City before the United Nations Assembly at Flushing Meadows. The President spoke at 11:30 a.m. In his opening remarks he referred to Nasrollah Entezam, President of the General Assembly, and Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. Secretary Lie introduced the president.