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Romulo, Carlos P. (Carlos Pena), 1899-1985

Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth

Seven 16-inch phonograph albums, Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth, with highlights from the speeches of featured speakers:

President Harry S. Truman;

Federal Security Agency Administrator, Oscar Ewing;

Executive Secretary of the Association for Aid of Crippled Children, Leonard W. Mayo, "Putting our Present Knowledge to Work;"

Professor of Education at the University of Chicago, Allison Davis, "Social and Economic Factors in Personality Development;"

President Truman's Address at the Cornerstone Laying of the United Nations Building

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.

President Truman's Exchange of Remarks with the President of the Philippines at the Signing of the Treaty of Mutual Defense

Exchange of remarks between President Harry S. Truman and the President of the Philippines Elpidio Quirino at the signing of the Treaty of Mutual Defense. The President spoke at 12:28 p.m. at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, DC. Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, Gen. Carlos P. Romulo also spoke.