President Truman stands at the lectern as others applaud, during a dinner at the Carlton Hotel honoring George Marshall on the second anniversary of the Marshall Plan. Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Morgenstierne, General George Marshall, and Belgian Ambassador Baron Robert Silvercruys. Photo 306-PS-49-8749.
Speeches by President Harry S. Truman, former Secretary of State George Marshall, and Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne during a dinner honoring George Marshall at the Carlton Hotel, Washington, DC. The dinner celebrated the second anniversary of General Marshall's speech proposing the Marshall Plan. The speeches explain the Marshall Plan and how and why it worked. President Truman begins about 25:00 into the speech. From a recording in the Marr Sound Archives.