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Interview with Governor William H. Hastie of the Virgin Islands by Mary Margaret McBride

NBC Radio host Mary Margaret McBride visits the Virgin Islands and gives her impressions of the territory. Her interview with Governor William H. Hastie starts on part four of this recording. A discussion of race relations in the Virgin Islands is found on part five. A discussion of President Harry S. Truman's recent visit to the Virgin Islands is found on part seven. Parts nine and ten contain mostly commercials for food products.

Commentary on the Homecoming of President Truman to Independence, Missouri from U.N. Conference

Commentary on the homecoming of President Harry S. Truman to Independence, Missouri from the U.N. Conference in San Francisco. Includes interviews with William Southern (owner of the Independence Examiner newspaper), Henry Bundschu, Mize Peters, and paper boy Johnny Southern. One of the commentators is William Hillman. President Truman does not speak. Recorded in three parts.