President Truman's Address at the Dedication of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt as a National Shrine, Hyde Park, NY
President Harry S. Truman's address at the dedication of the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt as a National Shrine. The President spoke from the portico of the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park, N.Y., at 2:45 p.m. at a ceremony which marked the first anniversary of the death of President Roosevelt. Among those present, in addition to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, were: Newton B. Drury, Director of the National Park Service and Chairman of the ceremonies; Paul E. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, and Julius A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior.