Democratic Record Show
Mary McLeod Bethune of the National Council of Negro Women makes remarks on a political program by the Democratic National Committee called the Democratic Record Show. Originally two discs, 12 inches, in three parts.
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
President Truman's Appearance at the 14th Conference of the National Council of Negro Women
Pre-recorded coverage of the Fourteenth Conference National Council of Negro Women. The occasion is International Night, observing the fourth anniversary of the United Nations, from the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, DC. Jean Putnam narrates the progression of the evening. The first speaker is Mary McLeod Bethune, founder and president of the National Council of Negro Women. Ambassador of India Lakshmi Pandit speaks next, regarding the importance of peace. Dr. Ralph Bunche, head of the Trusteeship Department of the United Nations speaks next. Finally, Congressman William L.
National Council of Negro Women Convention
President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the 14th Annual Convention of The National Council of Negro Women in Washington, D.C. Mary McLeod Bethune, Council President, is also pictured. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook
President Harry S. Truman Meets with African American Leaders
President Harry S. Truman meeting with a group of African-American leaders, who urged President Truman to put qualified African-Americans into administrative and policy-making jobs in the government as part of a broad program for greater participation by African-Americans in the Defense Program. President Truman in seated in center. Those in attendance were: William Y. Bell; Mary McLeod Bethune (seated, left); J. Robert Booker; A. Philip Randolph; Dowdal Davis; Lester Granger; Elmer Henderson; Charles S. Johnson; Benjamin E. Mays; Channing H. Tobias; Willard S.