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Presidential campaign, 1952

President Truman's Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner

President Harry S. Truman's address at a Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, in which President Truman announced he would not seek reelection to the presidency. The President spoke at 10:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Washington, DC. His opening words referred to Wash. B. Williams who served as chairman of the dinner, Vice President Alben W. Barkley, Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Frank E. McKinney, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

"It's Up to You" with Faye Emerson

From a series of radio programs called "It's Up to You," sponsored by the Women's Democratic Committee. Hosted by India Edwards, executive director of the women's division of the Democratic party, with guest Faye Emerson, a film and stage actress. The subject of the program is disappointment in Dwight D. Eisenhower as a candidate and the influence of Sen. Robert Taft.

President Truman's Address at a Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner

President Harry S. Truman's address at a Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, in which President Truman announced he would not seek reelection to the presidency. The President spoke at 10:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Washington, DC. His opening words referred to Wash. B. Williams who served as chairman of the dinner, Vice President Alben W. Barkley, Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Frank E. McKinney, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

President Truman's Address at the 1952 Democratic National Convention

President Harry S. Truman's address at the Democratic National Convention, from the International Amphitheater in Chicago, IL. Broadcast from Convention Hall at 1:43 a.m. The President's opening words "Mr. Chairman" referred to the Honorable Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives and permanent chairman of the convention. In two parts.