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Harry S. Truman remarks to Parkhill (MO), Milburn (KS), and Smithville (MO) high school students. This talk was in the Truman Library auditorium.

Harry S. Truman remarks to Parkhill (MO) High School students in the auditorium of the Truman Library.

Harry S. Truman remarks to the Midwestern Division of the World Youth Congress, Jewish Youth. He is speaking from the auditorium at the Truman Library, where he is given a gift of a Shofar by the group. He speaks of the importance of studying U. S. history and stepping up to responsibility for taking care of our government. He mentions they can see gifts from the first President of Israel.

Fourth of July program at the Harry S. Truman Library. Liberty Bell ceremony, with former president Harry S. Truman, and others speaking.

President Harry S. Truman's remarks at the National Conference on Family Life. The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. in the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, DC. His remarks were carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. In his opening words the President referred to Eric Johnston, chairman of the National Conference on Family Life in which 125 major national voluntary organizations participated. The conference was attended by more than 900 delegates from the United States and 30 foreign nations.

President Harry S. Truman's address before the American Society of Newspaper Editors. The President spoke at 9:30 p.m. at the Statler Hotel in Washington. His opening words "Mr. Chairman" referred to Nathaniel R. Howard, president of the Society. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast.

Partial recording President Harry S. Truman's address at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri upon receiving an honorary degree. The tape begins with the KMBC radio program giving the speech of the President of the College, Walter Pope Binns, and the guest speaker, Judge Manley O. Hudson. There is a gap between the guest speaker and the words of President Truman; only the few minutes of President Truman's speech is on the recording. This recording was evidently done over another tape and there is a portion of another Truman speech following this William Jewell broadcast.

Radio address by Senator Harry S. Truman on voting and the war effort. Radio time purchased by the Jackson County Democratic Committee.

Former President Harry S. Truman's speech to the student union at the University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada. This is a political speech in which Mr. Truman speaks about the upcoming presidential election and the differences between the Republican and Democratic parties. He endorses John F. Kennedy and makes scathing remarks about Richard Nixon, emphasizing Mr. Nixon's voting record in the Senate. There is music at the beginning and then an introduction of Mr. Truman.From: Nancy Hudson, Clark County Library District, Las Vegas, Nevada. The recording was found in a local sale.

President Harry S. Truman's speech at a Better Business Bureau meeting. President Truman talks about private enterprise and what it means to the economy. He gives a little history from the 1930s and finishes with some comments about the economic strength of the United States. He spoke at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.