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Averell Harriman Speaks at the Truman Library

W. Averell Harriman speaks about former President Harry S. Truman's decisive nature and international leadership in this speech given in the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, April 19, 1969. During the Truman administration, Harriman served as Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Secretary of Commerce, US Coordinator of the Marshall Plan, Special Assistant to the President, and Director of the Mutual Security Agency.

President Truman's Address Before the United Nations Assembly

President Harry S. Truman's address in New York City before the United Nations Assembly. The President spoke at 11:30 a.m. In his opening remarks he referred to Nasrollah Entezam, President of the General Assembly, and Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations. The address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. For other recordings of the same event, see SR71-33 and SR64-92.

President Harry S. Truman's Remarks to the National Citizens' Committee for United Nations Day

President Harry S. Truman's remarks to the National Citizens' Committee for United Nations Day. The President spoke at 12:15 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. In his opening words he referred to Eleanor Roosevelt, chairman of the National Citizens' Committee for United Nations Day. Mrs. Roosevelt introduced two 4-H Club girls who presented the President with a specially made United Nations flag.

President Harry S. Truman Meets with State Department Officials Before London Conference

President Harry S. Truman meets with State Department officials in the Oval Office, Washington, DC. Original caption reads: "Present report on forthcoming London conference. President Truman today received a 'progress report' from top State Department officials on preparations for United States participation in the Foreign Ministers Conference at London. Photo shows, left to right: President Truman; Undersecretary of State Robert Lovett; George F. Kennan, Director of the State Department's Policy Planning staff; and Charles E. Bohlen, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State."