Detroit, MI

President Harry S. Truman's Labor Day address in Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan. The President spoke at 1:40 p.m. In his opening words he referred to Eugene I. Van Antwerp, Mayor of Detroit, Walter Reuther, President of the United Automobile Workers, and Frank Martel, President of the Detroit and Wayne County Federation of Labor. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. On the reel-to-reel tapes there are other short speeches before President Truman. The digital audio online only has President Truman's remarks. To hear the other remarks, please ask the archivist.

President Harry S. Truman's address at the celebration of Detroit's 250th anniversary. The President spoke at 12 noon from the steps of the City Hall in Detroit, MI. His opening words referred to Mayor Albert E. Cobo of Detroit, and Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan. Later he referred to Charles E. Wilson, Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization. The President's address was broadcast over radio and television. The national anthem and other music follow President Truman's address. In two parts.

President Harry S. Truman's address at the State Fair Coliseum, Detroit, MI. The President spoke at 10:30 p.m. In his opening words he referred to Governor G. Mcnnen Williams of Michigan. Later he referred to Frank Murphy, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1940-49, Senator Blair Moody of Michigan, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Senator from Michigan, 1928-51, and Andrei Vishinsky, Soviet foreign Minister. The address was carried on a nationwide radio and television broadcast.