President Harry S. Truman's remarks to a group from Czechoslovak National Council of America. An unidentified leader of this group thanked the President for his unceasing fight in preservation of democracy and for his great leadership in combatting communism. The timing of this visit coincided with the birthday of the late president of Czechoslovakia, Thomas G. Masaryk.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to the winners of the 11th Annual Science Talent Search. The President spoke at 12:50 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. The group included 40 young people from throughout the United States who were winners in the annual Science Talent Institute sponsored by the Westinghouse Corporation.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to a group from the Navajo Tribal Council. The President spoke at 12:20 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. Also includes the remarks of Mr. Sam Ahkeah, Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to a group of Illinois Methodist ministers. The President spoke at 12:10 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to the winners of the Fifth Annual Voice of Democracy contest. The President spoke at 12:45 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House to the four winners of a high school essay competition on the subject: "I speak for Democracy." The students were Dwight Clark, Jr., of Fort Collins, Colo., George A. Frilot III of New Orleans, La., Mara Gay Masselink of Burlington, Iowa, and Thaddeus S. Zolkiewicz of Buffalo, N.Y.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to members of the Executive Committee of the Polish Legion of American Veterans. He mentions the composer, Paderewski. The President spoke in the Rose Garden at the White House at 12:15 p.m. His opening words "Mr. Commander" referred to George L. Mark of Cleveland, Ohio, commander of the Polish Legion of American Veterans. The organization presented President Truman with a portrait of himself painted in Warsaw, Poland, in 1946 by Bernard Frydrysiak.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to members of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. He tells a story of his grandmother, who routed a band of Indians by herself. The end of his remarks were cut off the recording. The President spoke in the Rose Garden at the White House at 12:10 p.m. The Committee met in Washington on November 4 and 5. The Committee had recently announced plans for a recruiting drive to focus the Nation's attention on the urgency of the defense effort and to increase the percentage of women in the services.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon presentation of the Congressional Medals of Honor to Major Reginald R. Myers, USMC and Major Carl L. Sitter, USMC. An unidentified person reads the first citation for Myers, and President Truman reads the second citation for Sitter. The ceremony took place in the Rose Garden at the White House at 12 p.m. Text of remarks not found in Public Papers.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks on receiving the 1951 Histadrut Humanitarian Award. The President spoke at 12:15 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. The plaque was presented to the President by the National Committee for Labor Israel "in grateful appreciation of his outstanding efforts in fostering maximum understanding between the Peoples of the United States and the State of Israel and for his warmhearted recognition of the cause of the Histadrut, the General Federation of Jewish Workers in Israel."
President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon presenting the Harmon International Trophy to Col. David C. Schilling. The President spoke at 12:15 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. He presented the Harmon International Trophy to Col. Schilling, USAF, who had been selected as the outstanding aviator for 1950. On September 22, 1950, Colonel Schilling successfully flew a Republic F-84E Thunderjet from Manston, England, to Limestone Air Force Base in Maine, accomplishing by means of in-flight refueling the first nonstop transatlantic jet aircraft flight.