Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978
Carillon Presented to the People of the United States by the People of the Netherlands
Her Royal Highness Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presents a carillon in gratitude to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon accepting the carillon. The President spoke at 3:45 p.m. in Meridian Hill Park in Washington. His opening words referred to Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, her husband Prince Bernhard, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman. He also referred early in his remarks to his daughter Margaret who was on a concert tour in the western States.
President Truman's Address at the Dedication of a Square in Memory of Samuel Gompers
President Harry S. Truman's address at the dedication of a square in memory of Samuel Gompers. The President spoke at 11:45 a.m. from a platform erected in Gompers' Square at Tenth Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW., in Washington, DC. In his opening words he referred to Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman, who served as master of ceremonies, and to Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin. In the course of his remarks the President referred to William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor. The address was broadcast.
President Truman's Remarks at the Airport, Newport, AR
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at the airport in Newport, Arkansas, 4:35 p.m.