Dr. C. Asapansa-Johnson, president of the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance, presents President Harry S. Truman with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Brotherhood Medal. The award was presented in Dorrance Brooks Square in Harlem. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands in the background, left of President Truman. Others are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey during a ceremony to open the new Idlewild Airport in New York City, the largest airport in the world. It is the first meeting of the men since they were nominated for president by their respective parties. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands between the two presidential candidates. From: Philadelphia Inquirer.
Dr. C. Asapansa-Johnson, president of the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance, presents President Harry S. Truman with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Brotherhood Medal. The award was presented in Dorrance Brooks Square in Harlem. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands in the background between Truman and Asapansa-Johnson. Others are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman's statement upon signing a resolution authorizing loan for the construction of United Nations headquarters. As enacted, the joint resolution is Public Law 903, 80th Congress (62 Stat. 1286). After the bill signing, the President's statement was recorded in the Cabinet Room for the CBS radio show, "Memo From Lake Success." Recording also includes remarks of Assistant Secretary-General of the UN Benjamin V.
President Harry S. Truman's address at the cornerstone laying of the United Nations Building. The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. from a stand erected on 42nd Street, the southern boundary of the permanent headquarters of the United Nations, between Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive and First Avenue, New York City. The President's opening words referred to Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, President of the General Assembly; Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations; Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of New York; and William O'Dwyer, Mayor of New York City.