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Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974

President Truman's Address at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, PA

President Harry S. Truman's address at the Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The President spoke at 9:35 p.m. His opening words "Senator Myers" referred to Senator Francis J. Myers of Pennsylvania. Later he referred to Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon, Senator Kenneth S. Wherry of Nebraska, and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio. In the course of the speech, the president says "Peace, my friends, is the goal of my public life. I'd rather have a lasting peace in the world than to be President of the United States.

President Harry S. Truman Speaks to the Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

President Truman speaks from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as he addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Senator Wayne Morse is seated on the right in the first row. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is seated second from the right on the first row, next to Senator Morse.