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President Truman's Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Need for Government Operation of the Steel Mills

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President Harry S. Truman's Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Need for Government Operation of the Steel Mills. Earlier that day the President had signed Executive Order 10340 "Directing the Secretary of Commerce to Take Possession of and Operate the Plants and facilities of Certain Steel Companies" (3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 861). This order was ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court on June 2.

President Truman's Remarks Aboard the Floating Voice of America Transmitter "Courier"

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President Harry S. Truman's address broadcast from the Voice of America floating radio transmitter. The President spoke at 10:48 a.m. from the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Courier, berthed at Pier 4, Maine Avenue SW., in Washington. His opening words referred to Wilson Compton, Administrator, U.S. International Information Administration, who was one of the speakers at the ceremony. As the President spoke, relay stations broadcast his message to listeners in all parts of the world via 37 transmitters.

Eleanor Roosevelt interviews President Galo Plaza of Ecuador

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Mrs. Franklin D. (Eleanor) Roosevelt interviews President Plaza of Ecuador for her radio show. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Galo Plaza, President of Ecuador to the United States of American, June 20 to 29, 1951"

Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews in Hawaii

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Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing on the left with a lei around his neck shaking hands with an unidentified man. He is visiting Pearl Harbor in Hawaii at the time. A radio microphone for station KGU is shown on the left.

Dream Kitchen

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Dream kitchen, with a happy woman adjusting the radio. This photo was probably taken after World War II when new homes were being built in the suburbs. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Transistor Radio Factory in Japan

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Workers making transistor radios in Japan.

Attorney General Tom C. Clark Addressing a Banquet in Baltimore, Maryland

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United States District Attorney Tom C. Clark is seen standing at a podium and addressing a large banquet audience on the topic of crime and juvenile delinquency. Identification with photograph indicates that Clark is at a Criminal Justice Committee banquet held at the Sheraton-Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Located on the table in front of Clark is a local radio station, WCBM, microphone. The station broadcast his address.