President Truman's Address on the Presentation of the Statue of Andrew Jackson to the People of Jackson County
In this ceremony at the Jackson County Courthouse Square in Independence, Missouri, President Truman presented the equestrian statue of General Andrew Jackson to the county. The sound recording includes: invocation by the Reverend William B. Garnett of the Trinity Episcopal Church, in Independence; introductory remarks by Judge William J. Randall; introduction of the president by Mayor Roger T. Sermon; President Harry S. Truman's presentation remarks; Margaret Truman's unveiling of the statue as the 371st Army Band plays, under the direction of Chief Warrant Office L.J.