Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988

Senator Stuart Symington's acceptance speech of the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award at the Harry S. Truman Library. He relates a story about being investigated by the Truman Committee in 1941. Afterward, Senator Harry S. Truman offered him a job, saying, "I want to dump a load of coal on you." Symington considered not taking the job as his family had a history of being conservative Republicans. He reconsidered and gained high respect for Senator Truman. Side 1 contains speech; side 2 is blank.

President Harry S. Truman's 298th News Conference, held in the Indian Treaty Room (Room 474) in the Executive Office Building at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 1952. Topics discussed include: The United Nations truce team at Panmunjom, Korea; the resignation of Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, and the nomination of James P. McGranery to replace him; the Chelf subcommittee investigation of Assistant Attorney General Newbold Morris, and J. Edgar Hoover's role; General Harry Vaughan's statement to the St. Louis Post Dispatch regarding Truman running for the Senate; Truman's support of W.