From left to right in backseat of car, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice President-elect Harry S. Truman, and Vice President Henry A. Wallace seated before a bank of microphones in an open car at Union Station in Washington, D.C., a few days after the election. All others unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman's address opening the President's Second Highway Safety Conference. The President spoke at 11:30 a.m. at the opening meeting of the conference. Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Federal Works Administrator, presided over the conference as general chairman. President Truman's remarks are in the public domain. Also appearing on this recording is Hugh White of the state of Missouri Highway Patrol. Recordings of others may be subject to copyright. Recording skips significantly.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at the President's Highway Safety Conference, Washington, DC. The President spoke at 11 a.m. at Constitution Hall. The President's Highway Safety Conference was held during the period June 13-15, 1951.