Harry Truman's 80th birthday at National Press Club

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Date
1964-05-08
Summary
Truman honored at the National Press Club on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Press Club president Joseph A. Dear introduces Truman as one of the world’s busiest men who always found time to perform “small acts of kindness.” Truman speaks briefly, then answers questions. Asked about his decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, he replies "I don't believe in hindsight."
Publisher
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Group W
Genre
Special events radio coverage
Collection
Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes
Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Physical Description
sound tape reel
Notes
A guide to the full collection of Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes is available in our archival collections: https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/43884
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: bcast-076969; Other: 0492-MMC

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