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President Truman's Remarks to Members of the Executive Committee of the Polish Legion of American Veterans

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.

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CHARLES KURALT, TRUMAN CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE, Ca. 1984. CBS Sunday Morning segment. Heywood Hale Broun interviews Daniel Pollack, pianist, and David Amram, composer. Footage of Daniel Pollack playing with the Kansas City Symphony at the Truman Centennial Celebration. Premier Performance of David Amram’s “Across the Wide Missouri” in honor of President Truman. Also footage of President Truman playing the piano, David Pollack performing at a joint session of Congress, Jack Benny playing “Happy Birthday” for President Truman, and an interview with Margaret Truman Daniel. ¾-inch videotape