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Hastie, William, 1904-1976

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.

Portrait of Judge William H. Hastie

Judge William H. Hastie, Assistant Solicitor, Department of the Interior, 1933-37; Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, 1937-39; Dean, Howard University School of Law, 1939-46; Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War, 1940-42; Governor of the Virgin Islands, 1946-49; Judge, 3rd United States Circuit Court of Appeals, 1949-71; and Senior status, 1971-76.

Governor William Hastie Greets President Harry S. Truman

President Harry S. Truman (left) is greeted by Governor William Hastie (second from left) as he leaves his yacht, the USS Williamsburg, for a tour of the island of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Standing in the background are, from left to right: William Hassett (wearing bow tie), Captain Robert Dennison, General Wallace Graham (mostly obscured by Krug), Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Chair of the Municipal Council of St. Thomas Mr. Roy Gordon, and Colonel Robert Landry (mostly obscured by Gordon). All others are unidentified. Truman visited St.

President Harry S. Truman and Governor William Hastie in an Automobile

President Harry S. Truman (back seat, driver's side) and Governor William Hastie (back seat, passenger side) are seated in their automobile at "Drake's Seat," a promontory overlooking Magens Bay, on the island of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Truman visited St. Thomas during a vacation cruise of the area. The driver of the car is unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman in Charlotte Amalie, the Virgin Islands

President Harry S. Truman waves from the back seat of a motor car at "Drake's Seat" overlooking Magens Bay in the Virgin Islands, on his way to Emancipation Park, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. On his right is Governor William Hastie. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.