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Bennett, Henry G. (Henry Garland), 1886-1951

Dr. Henry G. Bennett: Interview, Speech, and Memorial Service

This recording is a compilation of three items related to Dr. Henry G. Bennett, president of Oklahoma A&M and director of the Point Four program. Part 1: Gene Shipley, farm reporter for WIBW news, interviews Dr. Bennett in Stillwater, OK. Dr. Bennett speaks on the post-World War II status of Oklahoma A & M College and its welcoming of military veterans as students. He gives many details about the campus, housing, curriculum, and student population. This interview lasts 8:30. Part 2: Dr. Bennett is heard speaking to the alumni of A & M College about the status of the college.

President Truman's Remarks to Delegates to the International Conference on Agricultural and Cooperative Credit

President Harry S. Truman's remarks to delegates to the International Conference on Agricultural and Cooperative Credit. The President spoke at 1:05 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. In the course of his remarks he referred to Dr. Henry G. Bennett, the first Administrator of the Technical Cooperation Administration. The conference included some 75 delegates from 35 countries, participants in a training program designed primarily to better equip leaders in countries where point 4 programs were being carried out.