Truman, Harry S Speeches

• Society: Politics: Historical Speeches 

• Announcing the Surrender of Germany  - Audio record and transcript of Harry Truman's speech about the surrender of Germany.
• Announcing the Surrender of Japan  - "As President of the United States, I proclaim Sunday, September the second, 1945, to be V-J Day — the day of formal surrender by Japan". Full text of the speech - September 1, 1945.
• Harry S. Truman - Farewell Address  - Contains the published text of the speech, not the actual words spoken. Describes the events that happened after he became President.
• Harry S. Truman: First Speech to Congress  - Full text and audio record of the speech delivered on April 16, 1945.
• Harry S. Truman: Inaugural Address  - Full text of the speech describing the American program for peace and freedom. "That false philosophy is communism.".
• Radio Report to the American People on the Potsdam Conference  - Transcript of Truman's radio report - August 9, 1945.
• Report to the American People on Korea - April 11, 1951.  - This transcript contains the published text of the speech, not the actual words spoken. "The struggle of the United Nations in Korea is a struggle for peace.".
• Statement by the President Announcing the Use of the A-Bomb at Hiroshima  - Complete text of the speech delivered on August 6, 1945.
• Statement by the President of the United States - August 6, 1945  - Draft of a White House press release about the dropping of the atomic bomb.
• Truman Doctrine - March 12, 1947  - An audio record and transcription of the speech establishing the "Truman Doctrine" - $400 million in military and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey.