President Truman instructed his personal secretary, Rose Conway, to keep several categories of documents, including the most sensitive ones that came to his desk, in special files located near the Oval Office. The President's Secretary's Files include national security and intelligence information, the President's most sensitive correspondence, his speech file, records of his daily appointments, and the miscellaneous notes and memorandums that constitute his diary.

Size: 116 Linear Feet (ca. 232,000 pages).
Access: Open, with the exception that some documents that are closed for national security reasons or in accordance with the donor's legal instructions.
Copyright: Harry S. Truman donated his copyright interest in any of his writings in this collection to the people of the United States. In addition, documents prepared by government employees of the United States, in the course of their official duties, are also in the public domain. Copyright interest in documents, which do not fall into the aforementioned categories, is presumed to remain with the writers of the documents or their heirs.
Processed by: Dennis E. Bilger, Harry Clark, Erwin J. Mueller, and C. W. Ohrvall (1974-1987); Cynthia G. Edwards, Tammy Kelly, David Clark, and Randy Sowell (2004).

In 2004, the President's Secretary's Files were reprocessed and as a result, the box numbers changed. A list of the series and subseries with their corresponding old and new box numbers is available.

The creation of this online resource was made possible in part by funding from the William T. Kemper Foundation - Commerce Bank, Trustee.

1884 (May 8)		Born, Lamar, Missouri
1887		Moved with family to farm near Grandview, Missouri
1890		Moved with family to Independence, Missouri
1901		Graduated from Independence High School
1901-1906		Lived in Independence and Kansas City, Missouri; held various jobs, including clerk at two Kansas City banks
1905-1911		Served in Missouri National Guard
1906-1917		Worked on family farm near Grandview, Missouri
1917-1919		Served in 129th Field Artillery; commanded Battery D during World War I; promoted to rank of Captain
1919 (June 28)		Married Bess Wallace at Trinity Episcopal Church, Independence, Missouri
1919-1922		Partner with Eddie Jacobson in Kansas City haberdashery
1923-1925		Eastern District Judge, Jackson County (Missouri) Court
1924 (February 17)		Daughter, Mary Margaret born
1927-1935		Presiding Judge of the Jackson County (Missouri) Court
1935-1945		United States Senator from Missouri
1945 (January 20-April 12)		Vice President of the United States
1945 (April 12)-1953 (January 20)		President of the United States
1953 (January)		Left presidency and retired to Independence, Missouri
1957 (July 6)		Helped dedicate the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri
1972 (December 26)		Died, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

A more detailed timeline of Harry S. Truman's life and Presidency is available on the Truman Trivia Page.

The President's Secretary's Files consist of thirty-two series. There are also multiple subseries in the collection. The first series, the 1) Speech File, is comprised of nine subseries. The first two subseries contain the originals (reading copies) of President Truman's 1948 and 1952 campaign speeches. The third and fourth subseries contain press releases and drafts of these campaign speeches. The fifth and sixth subseries contain the originals, press releases, and drafts of other speeches delivered by Truman during his Presidency. The seventh subseries contains drafts of speeches and related notes in Truman's handwriting. (The President personally wrote drafts of some major speeches, but more frequently, he edited drafts prepared by Clark Clifford or other speechwriters on the White House staff.) The eighth subseries contains miscellaneous information relating to speeches, and the ninth includes speeches delivered by others.

The 2) Political File consists of cables, charts, correspondence, financial records, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, printed materials, speeches, and minutes of meetings pertaining to the Democratic National Committee, elections, Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners, campaign gifts, candidates, platform strategies, state politics, and the 1948 Presidential campaign. Correspondents include Alben W. Barkley, India Edwards, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Clayton Fritchey, W. Averell Harriman, Adlai Stevenson, Louis Johnson, and Frank McKinney. Notable records within this series include material received from Frank Parks relating to the financing of Richard Nixon's 1950 Senatorial campaign, and requests that President Truman accept the 1952 Democratic nomination for President.

The 3) Press Conference File consists of two subseries, which contain transcripts of President Truman's press conferences from 1945 to 1953 and transcripts of press conferences held by the Secretary of State from 1948 to 1953. The 4) Press Release File also consists of two subseries. The first contains Presidential statements, proclamations, executive orders, appointment announcements, directives, remarks, and texts of letters issued as White House press releases from 1945 to 1953. The second contains press releases of President Truman's radio speeches from 1948 to 1952.

The 5) President's Appointments File is comprised of three subseries. The first subseries contains the President's desk calendars-schedules of his daily appointments that were placed on Truman's desk each day from 1945 to 1951. The desk calendars list the date and time of each visitor's appointment, with handwritten notations concerning additional visitors, cancellations, or time changes. Mrs. Truman's appointments from 1951 to 1952 are also listed. The second subseries contains the President's "daily sheets" from 1945 to 1953. The daily sheets are more detailed than the desk calendars, usually including information about the background of the appointments and the subjects to be discussed. Truman sometimes wrote diary-like notes on the daily sheets describing his day's appointments. Filed along with the daily sheets are correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, reports, and other documents relating to the appointments. The third subseries contains appointment books listing the President's daily appointments from 1945 to 1953.

The 6) Department of State Radio Bulletins File consists of State Department press releases of foreign policy speeches delivered by the President and the Secretary of State in 1945. The 7) Trip File contains cables, handwritten notes, itineraries, schedules, memorabilia, memorandums, newspaper clippings, digests, photographs, printed materials, and speeches relating to the President's trips from 1945 to 1953. Included is information about Truman's trips to Missouri, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, the Caribbean, Wake Island, and Key West, Florida. Notable items include the trip log of the President's airplane, the Independence, and documentation of the controversy that resulted when the President's motorcade was allegedly stopped for speeding in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The 8) Gift and Greeting File consists of three subseries, relating in turn to birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, and gifts in general. Included in this series are cards, letters, handwritten notes, and memorabilia pertaining to gifts to the President, Mrs. Truman, and their daughter Margaret from 1945 to 1953. Also included are lists of the gifts received and of those that were shipped from the White House to Missouri when the Trumans returned home.

The 9) General File contains correspondence, charts, graphs, handwritten notes, memorabilia, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, and printed materials pertaining to a wide variety of topics, including atomic energy, Winston Churchill and his meetings with the President, floods, food, the Inauguration of the President, labor, legislation, meetings, the North Atlantic Treaty, personnel, reorganizations, resignations, security, steel, strikes, taxes, the United Nations, and veterans. This series includes Truman's correspondence with such prominent figures as Omar Bradley, Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, James Forrestal, W. Averell Harriman, Robert Landry, Max Lowenthal, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, Matthew Ridgway, and other Cabinet members and Presidential advisers.

The 10) Subject File is the largest series in the PSF, comprising more than one-fifth of the collection. It contains cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, itineraries and schedules, legislation, maps, minutes of meetings, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, printed materials, reports, speeches, telegrams, and transcripts. The Subject File is comprised of twelve subseries.

The Agencies subseries of the Subject File contains information concerning Congress and various agencies of the Executive Branch, including the Council of Economic Advisers, Economic Cooperation Administration, Economic Stabilization Agency, Federal Security Agency, National Security Resources Board, Office of Defense Mobilization, Office of Price Administration, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Securities and Exchange Commission. The subseries also includes information pertaining to government advisory boards and commissions, the military, and the United Nations.

The Bureau of the Budget subseries includes documents relating to budget projections, recommendations, appropriations, and expenditures for government agencies during the Truman administration.

The Cabinet subseries contains material pertaining to the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Air Force, Army, Navy, War, Interior, Labor, Post Office, State, and Treasury from 1945 to 1953. Correspondents include Cabinet members and sub-Cabinet officials such as Dean Acheson, Clinton Anderson, Charles Brannan, James Byrnes, Oscar Chapman, Tom Clark, Jesse Donaldson, William Fechteler, James Forrestal, William Foster, Robert Hannegan, W. Averell Harriman, Harold Ickes, Louis Johnson, Julius Krug, Robert Lovett, George C. Marshall, J. Howard McGrath, James McGranery, Robert Patterson, Anna Rosenberg, Kenneth Royall, Lewis Schwellenbach, John Snyder, Edward Stettinius, John L. Sullivan, W. Stuart Symington, James Webb, and Francis Whitehair. Other documents in this subseries relate to the civil service, prisoners of war, the Medal of Honor, personnel, and the transition process from the Truman to the Eisenhower administration.

The China Lobby subseries contains information about American anti-communists who were strong supporters of Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist regime in China. Known informally as the "China Lobby," this influential group was highly critical of the Truman administration's policies in the Far East. The subseries includes correspondence, financial records, legislation, minutes of meetings, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, reports, speeches, and transcripts relating to the activities of the China Lobby.

The Conferences subseries includes correspondence, maps, memorandums, minutes of meetings, press releases, printed materials, reports, and telegrams pertaining to important conferences and meetings with foreign leaders. The conferences documented in this subseries include the United Nations Conference in San Francisco and the Potsdam (Berlin) Conference in 1945; the Paris Conference of Foreign Ministers in 1946; the Moscow and London Conferences of Foreign Ministers in 1947; and the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco in 1951. Also included in this subseries is information concerning President Truman's meetings with British Prime Ministers Clement Attlee and Winston Churchill, French President Vincent Auriol, French Prime Minister Rene Pleven, and Italian Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi. Among the topics discussed in the Conferences subseries are European recovery, Germany, reparations, peace treaties, the Berlin Blockade, the atomic bomb, trade, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the Korean War.

The Council of Foreign Ministers subseries consists of bound reproductions of documents pertaining to subjects discussed at the meetings of the Council, including postwar recovery, reparations, peace settlements, disarmament, occupation, demilitarization, denazification, displaced persons, and economic issues.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) subseries includes correspondence, memorandums, newspaper clippings, reports, and printed materials relating to the atomic bomb, communism, criminal activities, espionage, and intelligence activities. This subseries contains many reports submitted to the White House by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, who was especially preoccupied with the threat of communist subversion.

The Foreign Affairs subseries contains many important and sensitive materials documenting U.S. foreign policy as it was conducted at the highest level of the government during the Truman administration. The subseries includes cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, itineraries, maps, memorandums, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, printed materials, reports, schedules, speeches, telegrams, and transcripts pertaining to Asia, statehood for Alaska, military bases, the Berlin Crisis, the occupation of Germany, the Palestine issue, reparations, the Truman Doctrine, the United Nations, the Suez Canal, Latin America, Lend-Lease, and Puerto Rico. Also included is correspondence and documents relating to meetings with government officials from Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, France, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Yugoslavia, and many other nations. Of particular significance in this subseries are telegrams from the U.S. government to its diplomatic representatives in capitals around the world.

The National Security Council subseries consists of charts, graphs, correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, printed materials, and reports relating to the activities of the National Security Council (NSC), which was established in 1947. Among the topics documented in this subseries are the Japanese peace treaty, the ending of the Berlin Airlift, psychological warfare, the United Nations, European defense, the Voice of America, trade, mobilization, military production, intelligence gathering and dissemination, communism, Soviet aggression, the use of Soviet defectors, arms shipments, and the Korean War.

The National Security Council-Atomic subseries contains agendas, cables, charts, graphs, correspondence, handwritten notes, maps, memorandums, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, printed materials, and reports pertaining to atomic energy and atomic weapons. Included is information on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II, and the postwar series of tests that led to the development of the hydrogen bomb.

The National Security Council-Meetings subseries consists of agendas, correspondence, memorandums, and reports relating to the 128 meetings of the National Security Council that were held from September 1947 to January 1953. The NSC Papers and other documents in this subseries pertain to a wide variety of foreign policy issues, including relations with the Soviet Union and its satellites, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Korean War, internal security, the Berlin Crisis, the recognition of Israel, the Point Four program, the United Nations, civil defense, and oil supplies. Much of this material reflects the advice President Truman was receiving from his foreign policy specialists as he grappled with the Cold War. Drafts of "NSC 68"-the most famous NSC Paper, which recommended massive increases in U.S. military spending to counter the worldwide Soviet threat-can be found in this subseries, along with related documents. Summaries of discussions at NSC meetings are filed under "Memoranda for the President." Click here for a list of National Security Council meeting dates and agenda topics.

The Supreme Court subseries contains correspondence and other documents concerning appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court and the President's relations with various Justices, including Harold H. Burton, Robert H. Jackson, and Stanley F. Reed.

The 11) Historical File consists of charts, graphs, correspondence, drafts of legislation, financial records, handwritten notes, legal documents, maps, memorabilia, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, press conference transcripts, press releases, printed materials, reports, and speeches pertaining to Harry S. Truman's life, political career, and Presidency. The Historical File apparently was intended to serve as a documentary record of the Truman administration. It is comprised of four subseries. The Truman Papers subseries contains addresses by the President, corrected by the White House Official Reporter, Jack Romagna, to indicate when Truman departed from the prepared text. (The texts of almost all of Truman's speeches as President have been published by the National Archives in the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States series.) The Topics subseries contains documents pertaining to the atomic bomb, Cabinet members, China, civil defense, civil rights, Congress, Dwight D. Eisenhower, economic stabilization, foreign policy, Germany, government reorganization, health, the surrender of Japan, the Korean War, George Marshall, conferences with V. I. Molotov, the Potsdam Conference, the Truman Doctrine, and the United Nations. Included in this subseries are many explanatory memorandums by Eben Ayers, a Special Assistant at the White House who was assigned to organize an historical record of the administration. The Presidential Addresses, Letters, and Messages subseries contains documentation of President Truman's correspondence and speeches from 1950 to 1953. The Pre-Presidential subseries includes materials pertaining to Truman's Masonic activities, military career, business career, and service as County Judge and U.S. Senator.

The 12) Korean War File contains cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, itineraries, maps, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, reports, and transcripts pertaining to the North Korean invasion of South Korea, financial and military support for South Korea, prisoner of war exchanges, President Truman's meeting with General MacArthur at Wake Island, and the actions of the Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to the Korean conflict. The 13) Frank E. Lowe File also pertains mostly to the Korean War. Lowe, a U.S. Army officer and friend of both President Truman and General MacArthur, was sent to Korea by the President in 1950 to serve as his "eyes and ears" on the scene, and as his personal liaison to the General. This series includes cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, itineraries, maps, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, and reports relating to Lowe's mission and his contacts with President Truman.

The 14) Intelligence File includes charts, graphs, correspondence, memorandums, reports, and printed materials. It is comprised of four subseries. The Central Intelligence subseries consists mostly of daily summaries of the military situation in Korea from June 1950 to January 1953, with references to political and economic issues, cease-fire negotiations, and communist propaganda. Also in the subseries are intelligence memorandums concerning Europe, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, Israel, Yugoslavia, and China.

The Central Intelligence Reports subseries contains reports prepared by the Central Intelligence Group and its successor, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). These include summaries of foreign radio comments, National Intelligence Estimates, reports from the Office of Reports and Estimates (ORE) and the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI), and Situation Reports. These reports deal with a wide variety of foreign policy and national security issues, such as atomic energy, Soviet capabilities and intentions, Middle Eastern oil, the Voice of America, German and Japanese rearmament, Indochina, regional conflicts, and the political or military situations in many European, Asian, African, and Latin American nations.

The Army Intelligence-Korea subseries consists of situation reports on the Korean conflict, focusing on weather, troop movements, engagements with the enemy, bombing, and casualties. The Publications subseries contains reports and printed materials relating to intelligence estimates of the United Kingdom, U.S. policy in Korea, U.S. relations with the Soviet Union, and Soviet intelligence and counterintelligence.

The 15) Mr. President File consists of correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, and transcripts pertaining to the book Mr. President, a collection of President Truman's personal letters, diaries, and papers that was published in 1952. Included in this series are letters from persons who received autographed copies or who enjoyed the book, corrected drafts of the manuscript, transcripts of interviews, and typed copies of longhand notes by Truman that were published in the book.

The 16) List of Correspondence File consists of lists of correspondence sent to White House Appointments Secretary Matthew J. Connelly, Administrative Assistant Donald S. Dawson, and the White House Central Files between 1946 and 1952. The 17) Address Books File contains addresses of individuals compiled from 1948 to 1954. The 18) Congressional Hearings Fileconsists of reports and transcripts pertaining to committee hearings, mostly relating to alleged corruption in the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

The 19) Political Campaign Material File includes charts, graphs, newspaper clippings, press releases, and reports. It is comprised of two subseries: the first containing Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 Presidential campaign speeches and statements, with related information; and the second containing miscellaneous research information about other campaigns, Congressional voting records, and Richard M. Nixon.

The 20) Diaries File contains entries in bound diaries made by President Truman in 1947, 1949, and 1951-53. Truman's diary entries pertain to such topics as the death of his mother, the firing of General MacArthur, the death of King George VI of Great Britain, and the inauguration of President Eisenhower. The 21) Miscellaneous File includes reports, correspondence, and memorandums concerning President Truman's speeches, the military, and the United States Lines Company case. The 22) Truman Library Foundation File consists of correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, and reports pertaining to fundraising, potential foundation board members, and the location and design of the Truman Library.

The 23) Chronological Name File consists of correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, and press releases. This series includes copies of President Truman's letters to such prominent individuals as Dean Acheson, Tallulah Bankhead, Alben Barkley, Omar Bradley, Winston Churchill, John Foster Dulles, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, Groucho Marx, J. Robert Oppenheimer, James Pendergast, Nelson Rockefeller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Upton Sinclair, Adlai Stevenson, Strom Thurmond, and Chaim Weizmann, dating from 1945 to 1953.

The 24) Biographical File consists of correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, printed materials, and speeches pertaining to President Truman's life. This series includes an autobiographical sketch by Mr. Truman, articles, genealogical information, and copies of Truman's stationery. The 25) Martha E. Truman File contains correspondence from friends and family concerning the final illness and death of Truman's mother, and a copy of her will. The 26) White House File includes correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, and transcripts pertaining to the renovation of the White House and related matters.

The 27) Personal File consists of cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, memorabilia, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, and reports. Included in this series is Truman's correspondence with personal friends and with such prominent persons as Eleanor Roosevelt. Other materials in the series pertain to club memberships, Battery D, the Inauguration of the President, the 35th Division Association, Bess and Margaret Truman, Queen Elizabeth, personal expenses, gifts, Hitler stationery, Independence Square, John Ingalls, Louis Johnson, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Arthur Krock, James Garfield, the Masons, Pope Pius XII, the Potsdam Conference, Dred Scott, and the Truman home on Delaware Street in Independence.

The 28) Congressional Medal of Honor Awards File consists of citations for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine recipients of the Medal of Honor between 1945 and 1952. The 29) Family Correspondence File contains cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, and press releases relating to Truman and his family. Included in this series is correspondence between Truman and relatives such as Louis W. Truman, Mary Jane Truman, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Truman, J. Vivian Truman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wallace, Fred Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace, and Madge Gates Wallace.

The 30) Longhand Notes File contains handwritten notes by Truman pertaining to various topics. Many of the notes are diary-like entries describing the events of the President's day; others contain Truman's candid observations on history, politics, and human nature. Included in this series are the "Pickwick Papers," autobiographical notes written by Truman during the early 1930s on the stationery of the Pickwick Hotel in Kansas City. At that time, Truman was Presiding Judge of the Jackson County Court. Other notes date from after the end of the Truman administration in 1953. The subjects discussed in Truman's longhand notes include Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Soviet Union, World War II, Herbert Hoover, the Potsdam Conference, the 1948 and 1952 elections, Louis Johnson, the Wake Island Conference with General Macarthur, Paul Hume, Tom Pendergast, the Korean War, the 35th Division, Adlai Stevenson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Pete the Squirrel, Joseph Stalin, World War I, term limits, Cabinet members, Point Four, and public service. The notes date from 1930 to 1955, but many of them are undated. The Longhand Notes File is comprised of four subseries, consisting of Truman's pre-Presidential, Presidential, post-Presidential, and undated notes.

The 31) Summaries of Conversations File consists of summaries of telephone conversations derived from FBI wiretaps on the telephones of Thomas Corcoran and Edward F. Prichard, Jr. between 1945 and 1948. "Tommy the Cork" Corcoran, a prominent Washington lawyer, had been an influential adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Prichard was an official with the Federal Loan Agency and the Treasury Department. No documentation of who authorized the wiretaps or why they were ordered has been found in the manuscript collections of the Truman Library.

The 32) Ernest H. Gruening File consists of correspondence, memorandums, and reports, arranged in two subseries. The first subseries contains FBI reports and memorandums regarding the alleged communist leanings of Gruening, who served as Governor of Alaska Territory during the Truman administration. The second subseries contains similar reports prepared by FBI Special Agents who worked on the case.

In 2004, the President's Secretary's Files were reprocessed and as a result, the box numbers changed. A list of the series and subseries with their corresponding old and new box numbers is available.

In 2004, the President's Secretary's Files were reprocessed and as a result, the box numbers changed. A list of the series and subseries with their corresponding old and new box numbers is available.

Container Nos.		SERIES (Subseries)
001-044		SPEECH FILE, 1945-1953
		Nine subseries:
001-003		Presidential Campaign Speeches - Originals (Reading Copies) File, 1948, consisting of originals of presidential campaign speeches. Arranged chronologically.
003-006		Presidential Campaign Speeches - Originals (Reading Copies) File, 1952, consisting of originals of presidential campaign speeches. Arranged chronologically.
007-014		Presidential Campaign Speeches - Press Releases and Drafts File, 1948, consisting of press releases and drafts of presidential campaign speeches. Arranged chronologically.
014-023		Presidential Campaign Speeches - Press Releases and Drafts File, 1952, consisting of press releases and drafts of presidential campaign speeches. Arranged chronologically.
023-028		Presidential Speeches - Originals (Reading Copies) File, 1945-1953, consisting of originals of presidential speeches. Arranged chronologically.
028-037		Presidential Speeches - Drafts and Press Releases File, 1945-1953, consisting of itineraries, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, and speeches. Arranged chronologically.
037-042		Presidential Speeches - Longhand Notes File, 1945-1953, consisting of President Truman's handwritten notes, outlines and drafts of speeches. Arranged chronologically.
042		Presidential Speeches -- Miscellaneous Speech Information File, 1945-1953, consisting of correspondence, memorandums, press releases and speeches pertaining to speech polling data, and autographed speech requests. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
042-044		Miscellaneous Speeches File, 1945-1952, consisting of speeches by individuals other than President Truman. Arranged alphabetically.
044-051		POLITICAL FILE, 1940-1960
		Cables, charts, graphs, correspondence, budgets, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, printed materials, speeches, lists of gifts, meeting minutes, press releases, and reports. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
051-055		PRESS CONFERENCE FILE, 1945-1953
		Two subseries:
051-054		Presidential Press Conference Transcripts: "Originals" File, 1945-1953, consisting of original press conference transcripts for the President. Arranged chronologically.
054-055		Secretary of State's Press Conferences File, 1948-1953, consisting of original press conference transcripts for the Secretary of State. Arranged chronologically.
055-065		PRESS RELEASE FILE, 1945-1953
		Two subseries:
055-062		White House Press Releases File, 1945-1953, consisting of press releases for the President. Arranged chronologically.
063-065		Presidential Radio Addresses and Remarks File, 1948-1952, consisting of transcripts of radio addresses and remarks. Arranged chronologically.
066-085		PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS FILE, 1945-1953
		Three subseries:
066-068		Desk Calendars File, 1945-1952, consisting of outline of appointments placed on President Truman's desk as well as Mrs. Truman's engagements. Arranged chronologically.
068-084		Daily Sheets File, 1945-1953, consisting of appointment sheets with dates, times, names of persons with appointments and sometimes information pertaining to the subject of the appointment. The Daily Sheets also include cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, and reports relating to some of the appointments. Arranged chronologically.
084-085		Appointment Books File, 1945-1953, consisting of calendars with names, dates and names of those with appointments. Arranged chronologically.
086		DEPARTMENT OF STATE RADIO BULLETINS FILE, 1945
		Press releases by the State Department about foreign policy issues. Arranged chronologically.
087-092		TRIP FILE, 1945-1953
		Cables, handwritten notes, itineraries and schedules, memorabilia, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, printed materials, and speeches pertaining to President Truman's trips, as well as the trip log of the Independence. Arranged chronologically.
093-095		GIFT AND GREETING FILE, 1945-1953
		Three subseries:
093		Birthday Gifts File, 1945-1952, consisting of correspondence and lists of birthday gifts. Arranged chronologically.
093		Christmas Gift Data File, 1946-1951, consisting of correspondence and lists of Christmas gifts. Arranged chronologically.
094-095		Gifts File, 1945-1953, consisting of correspondence, lists of gifts given to the Trumans, and packing lists of gifts. Arranged alphabetically by subject, thereunder chronologically.
096-122		GENERAL FILE, 1940-1953
		Cables, charts, graphs, handwritten notes, memorabilia, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, and printed material. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
123-187		SUBJECT FILE, 1940-1953
		Twelve subseries:
123-129		Agencies File, 1945-1953, consisting of cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, legislation, maps, minutes of meetings, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, printed materials, reports, and speeches pertaining to government agencies, commissions, and boards. Arranged alphabetically by agency.
130-132		Bureau of the Budget File, 1945-1953, consisting of correspondence, legislation, memorandums, press releases, printed materials, and reports, pertaining to the Bureau of the Budget. Arranged chronologically by fiscal year.
133-138		Cabinet File, 1945-1953, consisting of agendas, correspondence, handwritten notes, minutes of meetings, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, printed materials, and reports pertaining to Cabinet departments and members. Arranged alphabetically by Cabinet department.
139		China Lobby File, 1945-1953, consisting of correspondence, financial documents, legislation, minutes of meetings, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, reports, speeches, and transcripts pertaining to efforts to support Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist regime and oppose Communist China. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
140-143		Conferences File, 1945-1952, consisting of correspondence, maps, memorandums, minutes of meetings, press releases, printed materials, reports, and telegrams pertaining to conferences and meetings held during the Truman Administration. Arranged chronologically by date of conference.
144		Council of Foreign Ministers File, 1945-1949, consisting of bound reproductions of documents pertaining to post-World War II Europe as discussed by the Council of Foreign Ministers. Arranged chronologically.
145-147		Federal Bureau of Investigation File, 1945-1952, consisting of correspondence, memorandums, newspaper clippings, reports and printed materials pertaining to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
148-166		Foreign Affairs File, 1940-1953, consisting of cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, itineraries, maps, memorandums, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, printed materials, reports, schedules, speeches, telegrams, and transcripts pertaining to foreign affairs. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
167-172		National Security Council File, 1947-1953, consisting of charts, graphs, correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, printed materials and reports relating to the National Security Council. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
173-176		National Security Council -- Atomic File, 1945-1952, consisting of agendas, cables, charts, graphs, correspondence, handwritten notes, maps, memorandums, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, printed materials, and reports pertaining to the National Security Council, atomic energy, testing and weapons. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
176-187		National Security Council -- Meetings File, 1945-1953, consisting of agenda, correspondence, memorandums, minutes of meetings, and reports of the National Security Council. Arranged chronologically by date of meeting.
187		Supreme Court File, 1945-1947, consisting of correspondence pertaining to Supreme Court nominations, Harold H. Burton, Robert H. Jackson, and Stanley F. Reed. Arranged alphabetically.
188-205		HISTORICAL FILE, 1924-1953
		Four subseries:
188-192		Truman Papers File, 1945-1953, consisting of press conference transcripts and press releases pertaining to Presidential speeches. Arranged chronologically.
192-196		Topics File, 1945-1953, consisting of handwritten notes, memorandums, press releases, printed materials, and reports. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
196-202		Presidential Addresses, Letters, and Messages File, 1950-1953, consisting of correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, press releases, printed materials, and speech drafts, pertaining to President Truman's speeches. Arranged chronologically.
202-205		Pre-Presidential File, 1924-1951, consisting of charts, graphs, correspondence, certificates, drafts of legislation, financial records, handwritten notes, legal documents, maps, memorabilia, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, printed materials, reports, speeches, and transcripts of hearings pertaining to Harry S. Truman life before becoming President. Arranged chronologically.
206-207		KOREAN WAR FILE, 1946-1953
		Cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, itineraries, maps, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, reports, and transcripts pertaining to the Korean War. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
207-209		FRANK E. LOWE FILE, 1947-1952
		Cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, itineraries, maps, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials, reports, and transcripts pertaining to the Korean War. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
209-224		INTELLIGENCE FILE, 1946-1953
		Four subseries:
209-211		Central Intelligence File,1950-1953, consisting of memorandums pertaining to the Korean situation. Arranged alphabetically by subject, thereunder chronologically.
211-219		Central Intelligence Reports File, 1946-1953, consisting of reports pertaining to intelligence activities. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
219-224		Army Intelligence - Korea File, 1950-1953, consisting of reports pertaining to the Korean War. Arranged chronologically.
224		Publications File, 1946-1950, consisting of reports and books pertaining to foreign relations. Arranged alphabetically.
225-226		MR. PRESIDENT FILE, 1951-1953
		Correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials and transcripts pertaining to the book Mr. President. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
226-227		LIST OF CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1946-1952
		Correspondence sent to Matthew J. Connelly, Donald S. Dawson and the White House Central Files. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
227		ADDRESS BOOKS FILE, 1948-1954
		Addresses of individuals compiled during and after the Truman Administration. Arranged alphabetically by name.
228-230		CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS FILE, 1951-1952
		Reports and transcripts pertaining to Congressional committee hearings. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
231-232		POLITICAL CAMPAIGN MATERIAL FILE, 1944-1952
231		Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 Presidential Campaign Speeches and Statements File, 1952, consisting of press releases of Eisenhower's speeches and statements during the 1952 Presidential campaign. Arranged chronologically.
231-232		Miscellaneous [Campaign Research] File, 1944-1952, consisting of charts, graphs, newspaper clippings, press releases, and reports pertaining to campaigns. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
232		DIARIES, 1947-1953
		Diary entries by President Truman. Arranged chronologically.
232-233		MISCELLANEOUS FILE, 1943-1953
		Reports, correspondence, and memorandums pertaining to President Truman's speeches, the military, and the United States Lines Company Case. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
233		TRUMAN LIBRARY FOUNDATION FILE, 1946-1953
		Correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, and reports pertaining to fundraising, potential foundation board members, and location and design of the library. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
233-252		CHRONOLOGICAL NAME FILE, 1945-1953
		Correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings and press releases. Arranged alphabetically by name.
252-253		BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1918-1953
		Correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, printed material and speeches pertaining to President Truman's life. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
253-254		MARTHA E. TRUMAN FILE, 1918-1952
		Correspondence from friends and family regarding Martha Truman's illness and death and an early copy of her will. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
254-255		WHITE HOUSE FILE, 1945-1953
		Correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases and transcripts pertaining to the White House renovation. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
255-276		PERSONAL FILE, 1800-1953
		Cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, memorabilia, memorandums, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed materials and reports pertaining to Harry S. Truman's personal life. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
277		CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDS FILE, 1945-1952
		Citations for military personnel of the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy. Arranged alphabetically by Branch of Military.
278-280		FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1945-1953
		Cables, correspondence, handwritten notes, memorandums, newspaper clippings, photographs, and press releases to Harry S. Truman from relatives. Arranged alphabetically by name.
281-283		LONGHAND NOTES FILE, 1930-1955
		Four subseries:
281		Longhand Notes - County Judge File, 1930-1934, consisting of handwritten notes by Harry S. Truman. Arranged chronologically.
281-283		Longhand Notes - Presidential File, 1944-1953, consisting of newspaper clippings and handwritten notes by Harry S. Truman. Arranged chronologically.
283		Longhand Notes - Post-Presidential File, 1953-1955, consisting of handwritten notes by Harry S. Truman. Arranged chronologically.
283		Longhand Notes - Undated File, consisting of newspaper clippings and handwritten notes by Harry S. Truman.
284-288		SUMMARIES OF CONVERSATIONS FILE, 1945-1948
		Summaries of telephone conversations which were based on wiretaps placed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the telephones of Thomas Corcoran and Edward Prichard. Arranged chronologically.
289-290		ERNEST H. GRUENING FILE, 1950-1951
		Two subseries:
289		General File, 1950-1951, consists of correspondence, memorandums and reports pertaining to Ernest H. Gruening's possible Communist leanings. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
289-290		Special Agents Reports File, 1950, consists of correspondence, memorandums and reports pertaining to Ernest H. Gruening's possible Communist leanings. Arranged alphabetically by name.

In 2004, the President's Secretary's Files were reprocessed and as a result, the box numbers changed. A list of the series and subseries with their corresponding old and new box numbers is available.

In 2004, the President's Secretary's Files were reprocessed and as a result, the box numbers changed. A list of the series and subseries with their corresponding old and new box numbers is available.

SPEECH FILE

Presidential Campaign Speeches - Originals (Reading Copies) File, 1948

• September 17 [Trip #3 Sept. 17 - Oct 2]
• September 18
• September 19
• September 20
• September 21
• September 22
• September 23
• September 24
• September 25
• September 26 - 27
• September 28
• September 29
• September 30
• October 1

• October 6 [Trip #4 Oct. 6 - 9]
• October 7
• October 8
• October 11 [Trip #5 Oct. 11 - 16]
• October 12
• October 13
• October 14
• October 15
• October 16
• October 18 [Trip #6 Oct. 18 - 19]
• October 19
• October 21
• October 23 [Trip #7 Oct. 23]

• October 25 [Trip #8 Oct. 25 - Nov. 2]
• October 26
• October 27
• October 28
• October 29
• October 30

Presidential Campaign Speeches - Originals (Reading Copies) File, 1952

• September 1 - 2 [Trip #1 Sept. 1 - 2]
• September 29 [Trip #2 Sept. 27 - Oct. 12]

• September 30
• October 1
• October 2
• October 2 - Farm Journal [articles used in October 2 Snohomish, WA speech at 3:15 p.m.]
• October 3
• October 4
• October 6
• October 7
• October 9

• October 10
• October 11
• October 16 [Trip #3 Oct. 15 - 19]
• October 17
• October 18
• October 21 [Trip #4 Oct. 20 - 23]

• October 22
• October 23 [Trip #5 Oct. 23 - Nov. 5]
• October 27
• October 28
• October 29
• October 30
• October 31
• November 1 - 3

Presidential Campaign Speeches - Press Releases and Drafts File, 1948

• Itinerary, 1948 Campaign
• Miscellaneous, 1948 Campaign
• June 3 - 18 [Trip #1 (Western Trip)]
• Arizona, Winslow: June 15
• Arizona, Miscellaneous
• California, Berkeley: June 12 [University of California Luncheon]
• California, Berkeley: June 12 [University of California Commencement]
• California, Davis: June 12
• California, Los Angeles: June 14 [Cocoanut Grove Room, Ambassador Hotel]
• California, Roseville: June 12
• California, Sacramento: June 12
• California, Santa Barbara: June 14
• California, San Bernadino: June 14
• California, San Francisco: June 13 [Flag Day Ceremonies, Golden Gate Park]
• California, San Francisco: June 13 [Northern California Democratic Presidential Delegation Luncheon, Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel]
• California, San Francisco: June 13 [Red Room, Fairmont Hotel]
• California, Miscellaneous
• Idaho, Arco: June 8
• Idaho, Blackfoot: June 8
• Idaho, Idaho Falls: June 8
• Idaho, Pocatello: June 7
• Idaho, Miscellaneous
• Illinois, Chicago: June 4 [Swedish Pioneer Centennial Association, Chicago Stadium]
• Illinois, East St. Louis: June 17
• Illinois, Miscellaneous
• Indiana, Fort Wayne: June 4
• Indiana, Gary: June 4
• Indiana, Indianapolis: June 17
• Indiana, Richmond: June 17
• Indiana, Terre Haute: June 17
• Kansas, Dodge City: June 16
• Kansas, Emporia: June 16
• Kansas, Hutchinson: June 16
• Kansas, Newton: June 16
• Kansas, Miscellaneous
• Maryland, Baltimore: June 18
• Missouri, Jefferson City: June 17
• Missouri, Sedalia: June 17
• Missouri, Warrensburg: June 17
• Missouri, Miscellaneous
• Montana, Butte: June 8
• Montana, Dillon: June 8
• Montana, Miscellaneous

• Nebraska, Omaha: June 5 [War Memorial Dedication]
• Nebraska, Omaha: June 5 [Boys Town]
• Nebraska, Omaha: June 5 [35th Division Reunion]
• Nebraska, Grand Island: June 6
• Nebraska, Kearney: June 6
• Nebraska, North Platte: June 6
• Nebraska, Sydney: June 6
• Nebraska, Miscellaneous
• New Mexico, Albuquerque: June 15
• New Mexico, Gallup: June 15
• New Mexico, Las Vegas: June 15
• New Mexico, Raton: June 15
• Ohio, Columbus: June 17
• Ohio, Crestline: June 4
• Oregon, Albany: June 11
• Oregon, Eugene: June 11
• Oregon, Klamath Falls: June 11
• Oregon, Oakridge: June 11
• Oregon, Portland: June 11 [American Red Cross Broadcast]
• Oregon, Salem: June 11
• Oregon, Miscellaneous
• Pennsylvania, Altoona: June 18
• Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: June 18
• Pennsylvania, York: June 18
• Pennsylvania, Miscellaneous
• Washington, Bremerton: June 10 [Elk's Club]
• Washington, Ephrata: June 9
• Washington, Everett: June 9
• Washington, Olympia: June 10 [Sylvester Park]
• Washington, Seattle: June 10 [On the Pier]
• Washington, Seattle: June 10 [Washington State Press Club]
• Washington, Skyomish: June 9
• Washington, Spokane: June 9 [Communications Workers of America]
• Washington, Spokane: June 9 [Outside the Spokane Club]
• Washington, Tacoma: June 10
• Washington, Wenatchee: June 9
• Washington, Miscellaneous
• Wyoming, Cheyenne: June 6 [Governor's Mansion]
• Wyoming, Laramie: June 6
• Wyoming, Rawlins: June 6
• Wyoming, Miscellaneous
• President's Acceptance Speech, Democratic National Convention: July 15, 1948 [Reading Copy, Drafts, Party Platforms]
• September 5 - 7 [Trip #2]
• Michigan, Detroit: September 6 [Cadillac Square - Radio Broadcast]
• Michigan, Flint: September 6 [Flint Park]

• Michigan, Grand Rapids: September 6
• Michigan, Hamtramck: September 6
• Michigan, Lansing: September 6
• Michigan, Pontiac: September 6 [Oakland Park]
• Ohio, Toledo: September 6
• September 17 - October 2 [Trip #3]
• Arizona: September 24
• California: September 22 - 24
• Colorado: September 20 - 21
• Illinois: September 18 and 30
• Indiana: September 30

• Iowa: September 18
• Kansas: September 19
• Kentucky: September - October 1
• Missouri: September 18 and 29
• Nevada: September 22
• New Mexico: September 25
• Ohio: September 17
• Oklahoma: September 28 - 29
• Pennsylvania: September 17
• Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: September 17
• Texas: September 25 - 28
• Utah: September 21

• Virginia: October 2
• West Virginia: October 1
• October 6 - 9 [Trip #4]
• Delaware: October 6
• New York: October 8
• New Jersey: October 7
• Pennsylvania: October 6 - 7
• October 11 - 16 [Trip #5]
• Illinois: October 12

• Indiana: October 12 and 15
• Minnesota: October 13 - 14
• Ohio: October 11
• West Virginia: October 16
• Wisconsin: October 13 - 14

• October 18 - 19 [Trip #6]
• Florida: October 18
• North Carolina: October 19
• Washington, D.C.: October 21 [White House Radio Address sponsored by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union Campaign Committee]
• October 23 [Trip #7: Pennsylvania]
• October 25 - November 5 [Trip #8]
• Connecticut: October 28
• Illinois: October 25 and 30
• Indiana: October 25 - 26 and 30
• Massachusetts: October 27 - 28

• Missouri: October 30
• New York: October 28 - 29
• Ohio: October 25 - 26 and 30
• Rhode Island: October 28
• Washington, D.C.: November 5 [White House Portico]

Presidential Campaign Speeches - Press Releases and Drafts File, 1952

• Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: September 1
• Ohio, Crestline: September 1
• Wisconsin, Milwaukee: September 1 [Labor Day Speech]

• Ohio, Cincinnati: September 2
• West Virginia, Parkersburg: September 2
• West Virginia, Clarksburg: September 2
• West Virginia, Grafton
• West Virginia, Keyser: September 2
• West Virginia, Martinsburg: September 2
• September 27 - October 12 [Trip #2]
• Trip #2: Background Data On Cities
• Minnesota, Breckenridge: September 29
• North Dakota, Fargo: September 29
• North Dakota, Miscellaneous: September 29
• Montana, Chester: September 30 [Tiber Dam Project Dedication]
• Montana, Kalispell: October 1 [Hungry Horse Dam]

• Montana, Miscellaneous: September 29 - 30
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Idaho, Miscellaneous: October 1
• Washington, Spokane: October 1
• Washington, Seattle: October 2
• Washington, Tacoma: October 2
• Washington, Miscellaneous: October 2
• Oregon, Klamath Falls: October 3
• California, Redding: October 3 [Shasta Dam]
• California, San Francisco: October 4
• California, Oakland: October 4

• California, Miscellaneous: October 3 - 4
• Utah, Salt Lake City: October 6
• Utah, Provo: October 6
• Utah, Helper: October 6
• Colorado, Grand Junction: October 6
• Colorado, Colorado Springs: October 7
• Colorado, Denver: October 7
• Colorado, Pueblo: October 7
• Colorado, Miscellaneous: October 7
• Iowa, Shenandoah: October 8
• Iowa, Miscellaneous: October 7 - 8
• Missouri, St. Joseph: October 8
• Missouri, Miscellaneous: October 8
• Pennsylvania, Erie: October 8
• Indiana, Miscellaneous: October 9

• Ohio, Cleveland: October 9
• Ohio, Miscellaneous: October 9
• New York, Buffalo: October 9
• New York, New York City: October 11
• New York State, Miscellaneous: October 10
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• October 15 - 19 [Trip #3]
• Trip #3: Background Data On Cities
• Connecticut, Hartford: October 16

• Connecticut, Miscellaneous: October 16
• New Hampshire, Manchester: October 16
• New Hampshire, Portsmouth: October 16
• New Hampshire, Miscellaneous: October 16 - 17
• Massachusetts, Springfield: October 16
• Massachusetts, Boston: October 17
• Massachusetts, Brockton: October 18
• Massachusetts, Miscellaneous: October 16 - 18
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]

• New York, Brooklyn: October 18
• New York, New Rochelle: October 18
• New York, New York City: October 18
• Rhode Island, Miscellaneous: October 18
• Connecticut, Miscellaneous: October 18
• October 20 - 23 [Trip #4]
• Trip #4: Background Data On Cities
• Delaware, Wilmington: October 21
• New Jersey, Jersey City: October 21
• New Jersey, Miscellaneous: October 21
• Pennsylvania, Scranton: October 21
• Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: October 21
• Pennsylvania, Pottsville: October 21

• Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh: October 22
• Pennsylvania, Miscellaneous: October 21 - 22
• West Virginia, Miscellaneous: October 23
• Pennsylvania, Miscellaneous: October 23
• Maryland, Cumberland: October 23
• Washington, D.C.: October 23 [Union Station]
• October 26 - November 5 [Trip #5]
• Indiana, Gary: October 27
• Indiana, Miscellaneous: October 27 and November 1
• Ohio, Miscellaneous: October 27
• Minnesota, Minneapolis: October 28
• Minnesota, St. Paul: October 28

• Minnesota, Miscellaneous: October 28
• Iowa, Davenport: October 29
• Iowa, Miscellaneous: October 29
• Illinois, Chicago: October 29 and November 1
• Illinois, Miscellaneous: October 29
• Michigan, Detroit: October 30
• Michigan, Flint: October 30
• Michigan, Grand Rapids: October 30
• Michigan, Hamtramck: October 30
• Michigan, Lansing: October 30
• Michigan, Pontiac: October 30

• Illinois, Miscellaneous: October 30
• Ohio, Toledo: October 31
• Ohio, Miscellaneous: October 31
• Ohio, Cincinnati: November 1
• Illinois, Miscellaneous: November 1
• Missouri, St. Louis: November 1
• Missouri, Kansas City: November 3 [Election Eve]

Presidential Speeches - Originals (Reading Copies) File, 1945-1953

• April - May, 1945
• June - September, 1945
• October - December, 1945
• January - March, 1946
• April - May, 1946
• October - December, 1946
• January - March, 1947

• April - May, 1947
• June, 1947
• July - December, 1947
• January - March, 1948
• April - June, 1948
• July - August, 1948

• September - December, 1948
• January - March, 1949
• April - July, 1949
• August - September, 1949
• October - December, 1949
• January - April, 1950
• May 8, 1950
• May 9, 1950

• May 10, 1950
• May 11, 1950
• May 12, 1950
• May 13 - 14, 1950
• May 15 - 31, 1950
• June, 1950
• July - August, 1950
• September, 1950
• October - November, 1950
• December, 1950

• January - March, 1951
• April, 1951
• May, 1951
• June, 1951
• July - August, 1951
• September, 1951
• October - December, 1951
• January - March, 1952
• April, 1952

• May 1 - 15, 1952
• May 16 - 31, 1952
• June, 1952
• July - August, 1952
• September, 1952
• October - November, 1952
• December, 1952 - January, 1953

Presidential Speeches - Drafts and Press Releases, 1945-1953

• April - June, 1945

• July - September, 1945
• October - December, 1945
• January - March, 1946
• April - June, 1946
• July - September, 1946
• October - December, 1946
• January - March, 1947

• April - June, 1947
• July - September, 1947
• October - December, 1947
• January - March, 1948
  [1 of 2: January 7 - February 17, 1948]
  [2 of 2: February 18 - March 17, 1948]

• April - June, 1948 [including Western Trip: June 4 - 18, 1948]
• July - September, 1948
• October - December, 1948
• January - March, 1949
• April - June, 1949

• July - September, 1949
• October - December, 1949
• January - April, 1950
• May 7 - 16, 1950 Operating Schedule [Western Trip]
• May 8, 1950
• May 9, 1950

• May 10, 1950
• May 11, 1950
• May 12, 1950
• May 13 - 16, 1950
• May 17 - June, 1950

• July - September, 1950
• October - December, 1950
• January - March, 1951

• April - June, 1951
  [1 of 2: April 2 - May 18, 1951]
  [2 of 2: May 24 - June 27, 1951]
• July - September, 1951
  [1 of 2: July 3 - August 31, 1951]
  [2 of 2: September 2 - 28, 1951]
• October - December, 1951

• January - March, 1952
• April - June, 1952
  [1 of 3: April 2 - 18, 1952]
  [2 of 3: May 2 - 28, 1952]
  [3 of 3: June 2 - 27, 1952]

• July - September, 1952
  [1 of 2: July 1 - September 16, 1952]
  [2 of 2: September 17 - 27, 1952]
• October - December, 1952
• January, 1953

Presidential Speeches - Longhand Notes, 1945-1953

• April - June, 1945
• July - September, 1945
• October - December, 1945

• January - March, 1946
• April - June, 1946
• July - September, 1946
• October - December, 1946
• January - March, 1947
• April - June, 1947

• July - September, 1947
• October - December, 1947
• January - March, 1948
• April - June, 1948 [including Western Trip: June 4 - 18, 1948]
• July - September, 1948
• October - December, 1948
• January - March, 1949
• April - June, 1949
• July - September, 1949
• October - December, 1949
• January - March, 1950

• April - June, 1950 [including Western Trip: May 8 - 16, 1950]
• July - September, 1950
• October - December, 1950
• January - March, 1951

• April - June, 1951
• July - September, 1951
• October - December, 1951
• January - March, 1952
• April - June, 1952

• July - September, 1952
• October - December, 1952
• January, 1953

Presidential Speeches -- Miscellaneous Speech Information, 1945-1953

• Public Reaction to Speeches: 1945 - 1951
• Miscellaneous Speech Data
• Autographed Speeches Data

Miscellaneous Speeches, 1945-1952

• Acheson, Dean
• Alfange, Dean
• Baker, Newton D.
• Baker, Newton D.
• Boyle, William M.
• Brannan, Charles F.
• Brynes, James F.
• Clifford, Clark M.
• Cone, J. Carroll
• Crosser, Robert

• Dawson, Donald S.
• DeGaulle, Charles
• Denham, Robert N.
• Fitzmaurice, Walter
• Gerard, James W.
• Graham, Walter
• Grant, U.S., III
• Gray, Gordon
• Hannegan, Robert E.
• Harriman, W. Averell
• Hennings, Thomas C.
• Higgins, Andrew J.
• Hoffman, Paul G.
• Hoover, J. Edgar
• Humphrey, Hubert H.
• Jester, Beauford H.
• Johnson, Louis
• Landon, Alfred M.
• Lilienthal, David E.
• Luckman, Charles
• Marshall, George C.
• McCabe, Thomas B.
• McMahon, Brien
• McNutt, Paul V.
• Moody, Blair
• Morgenthau, Henry, Jr.
• Nourse, Edwin G.
• Rayburn, Sam
• Roosevelt, James
• Royall, Kenneth C.
• Rusk, Dean
• Sawyer, Charles

• Snyder, John W.
• Souers, Sidney W.
• Steelman, John R.
• Stimson, Henry L.
• Sullivan, Gael
• Sullivan, John
• Symington, W. Stuart
• Vardaman, James K.
• Vinson, Fred A.
• Wallace, Henry A.
• Wallgren, Monrad C.
• Webb, James E.
• Whitehair, Francis P.
• Wilson, Charles E.

POLITICAL FILE, 1940-1960

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

• General
• Alabama
• Anderson, Clinton P.
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Barkley, Alben W.
• Booklets
• Boyle, William M.
• Bray, William
• Budget of the Democratic National Committee, 1952
• Bulletins [Capital Comment]

• "C"
• Cabinet members' correspondence concerning the President's decision not to run for re-election
• California
• California: James Roosevelt
• Campaign: General
• Campaign: Material received from Frank Parks [regarding Senator Richard M. Nixon's 1950 campaign finances]
• Campaign: 1952
• Campaign: Speeches, 1952
• Candidate: Requests that the President accept the nomination, 1952
• Clippings: General
• Clippings: Western Trip, 1948
• Colorado
• Colored
• Congratulations [1948 nomination and election]
• Connecticut
• Contributions

• Convention: National, 1952
• Correspondence concerning President's decision not to seek the Nomination in 1952
• "D"
• Democratic Digest, The
• Democratic National Committee: General
• Democratic National Committee: Personal
• Democratic National Committee: Report on contributions as of October 12, 1946
• Denver Conference, May, 1951
• District of Columbia
• "E"
• Edwards, India
• Eisenhower, Dwight D.
• Election: Commentary
• Election: Forecasts
• Election: General
• Executive Committee
• Farmers, Republican attitude towards, 1920-1960
• Finance [Inaugural Committee 1949]
• Florida
• Foreign
• Fritchey, Clayton
• "G"
• Georgia
• Gridiron Dinner, May 13, 1950 [skit]
• "H"
• Harriman, W. Averell
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Illinois: Sevenson, Adlai
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Iowa: Trip, 1952

• Jackson County, Missouri: Election statistics, 1960
• Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners
• Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners: A-K
• Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners: L-R
• Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners: S-XYZ
• Johnson, Louis
• "K"
• Kansas
• Kefauver, Estes
• Kentucky
• Kirwan, Michael J. [The Democratic Digest, September - October, 1950]
• "L"
• List of gifts: 1948
• List of gifts: 1952
• "M"
• McKinney, Frank E.: Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
• McKinney, Frank E.: Meetings
• McKinney, Frank E.: Press conference [and final report]
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Meetings, Confidential
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi

• Missouri
  [1 of 2: 1949 - 1952]
  [2 of 2: 1946 - 1948]
• Missouri: Allison, Emery W.
• Missouri: Brandon, Dr. W. L.
• Missouri: Burrus, Rufus
• Missouri: Collet, John C.
• Missouri: Congressional Districts
• Missouri: Contributions [1946 Jackson County Republican Committee]
• Missouri: Delegates to the 1948 Democratic National Convention
• Missouri: Duncan, Richard M.
• Missouri: Easley, Harry
• Missouri: Evans, Tom L.
• Missouri: Finnegan, James P.
• Missouri: Gage, John B.
• Missouri: Harper, Roy W.
• Missouri: Hendren, John H.
• Missouri: Huttig, Charles M.
• Missouri: Independence
• Missouri: Kansas City
• Missouri: Nacy, Richard R.
• Missouri: Nangel, John J.
• Missouri: Senatorial Campaign, 1950
• Missouri: Shinn, Charles L.
• Missouri: Smith, Bryce B.
• Missouri: Smith, Forrest
• Missouri: Smith, Mrs. Schuyler
• Missouri: Springfield
• Missouri: Thompson, Fred A.
• Missouri: Van Sant, T. H.
• Missouri: Voting statistics
• Missouri: White, Robert M.

• Mitchell, Stephen A.
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• Nomination, States pledged to
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• "P"
• Pennsylvania
• Polls
• Presidential candidates
• Primaries
• Recommendations, Democratic National Committee
• Reports, President's 1952 trips
• Reports, Senate contests, 1944 - 1946
• Republican Party, President Truman's statement on the
• Research
• Returns, elections
• Russell, Richard B.
• "S"
• Services offered
• Slaughter, Roger
• Slogans
• South Carolina
• Souvenirs [1948]
• Speeches: General
• Speeches: 1952
• Speeches: Resolution
• Stevenson, Adlai

• Strategy: Candidate
• Strategy: Electoral votes [New York]
• Strategy: General
• Strategy: Newspaper and magazine
• Strategy: Platform, 1948
• Strategy: Platform, 1952
• Strategy: Speech data
• Strategy: Suggestions and comments
• Survey
• "T"
• Taft, Robert A.
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Truman- Barkley Club
• Truman, Harry S.: Campaign data [including 1940 Truman Campaign Committee audited financial statements]
• Truman, Harry S.: 1948 Western Trip, general
• Truman, Harry S.: [1948] Western Trip, newspaper and radio commentary
• Truman, Harry S.: [1948] Western Trip, railroad data
• Truman, Harry S.: [1948] Western Trip, speeches, June 4-18, 1948
• Utah
• "V"
• Virginia
• Voting Statistics

• "W"
• Wallace, Henry A.
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Whistlestop Speeches, 1952
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

PRESS CONFERENCE FILE, 1945-1953

Presidential Press Conference Transcripts: "Originals" File, 1945-1953

• April - December, 1945 (Nos. 1 - 40)
• January - June, 1946 (Nos. 41 - 71)

• July - December, 1946 (Nos. 72 - 93)
• January - June, 1947 (Nos. 94 - 110)
• July - December, 1947 (Nos. 111 - 131)
• January - December, 1948 (Nos. 132 - 162)
• January - December, 1949 (Nos. 163 - 209)

• January - December, 1950 (Nos. 210 - 248)
• January - December, 1951 (Nos. 249 - 287)

• January, 1952 - January, 1953 (Nos. 288 - 324)

Secretary of State's Press Conferences File, 1948-1953

• March - December, 1948
• January - December, 1949
• January - December 1950

• January - December, 1951
• January, 1952 - January, 1953

PRESS RELEASE FILE, 1945-1953

White House Press Releases, 1945-1953

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953

• April, 1945 [including proof pages for Public Papers of the President: 4/17/45 News Conference]
• May, 1945
• June, 1945 [including printed copy of the President's 6/1/45 Outline of the Progress of the War Message]
• July, 1945
• August, 1945
• September, 1945 [including printed copy of the President's 9/6/45 Message to the Congress regarding Reconversion]
• October, 1945
• November, 1945
• December, 1945

• January, 1946 [including printed copy of the President's 1947 State of the Union Message and 1947 Summary Budget]
• February, 1946
• March, 1946
• April, 1946
• May, 1946 [including printed copy of the President's Message Transmitting the Supplement to the 1947 Budget]
• June, 1946
• July, 1946
• August, 1946
• September, 1946
• October, 1946
• November, 1946
• December, 1946
• January, 1947 [including hard-bound copy of the 1948 Budget]

• February, 1947
• March, 1947
• April, 1947
• May, 1947 [including printed copy of the President's 5/1/47 Message to Congress regarding Reorganization]
• June, 1947
• July, 1947
• August, 1947
• September, 1947
• October, 1947
• November, 1947
• December, 1947
• January, 1948 [including hard-bound copy of the 1949 Budget]

• February, 1948
• March, 1948
• April, 1948
• May, 1948
• June, 1948
• July, 1948
• August, 1948
• September, 1948
• October, 1948

• November, 1948
• December, 1948
• January, 1949
• February, 1949
• March, 1949
• April, 1949
• May, 1949
• June, 1949
• July, 1949
• August, 1949
• September, 1949
• October, 1949
• November, 1949
• December, 1949
• January, 1950 [including printed copy of the President's 1951 Selected Budget Statements]
• February, 1950

• March, 1950
• April, 1950
• May, 1950
• June, 1950
• July, 1950
• August, 1950
• September, 1950
• October, 1950
• November, 1950
• December, 1950
• January, 1951 [including printed copy of the President's 1952 Selected Budget Statements]
• February, 1951

• March, 1951
• April, 1951
• May, 1951
• June, 1951
• July, 1951
• August, 1951
• September, 1951
• October, 1951
• November, 1951
• December, 1951
• January, 1952 [including printed copy of the President's 1953 Selected Budget Statements]
• February, 1952
• March, 1952
• April, 1952

• May, 1952
• June, 1952
• July, 1952
• August, 1952 [including printed copy of the President's 8/19/52 Statement Reviewing the 1953 Budget]
• September, 1952
• October, 1952
  [1 of 2: October 1 - 15, 1952]
  [2 of 2: October 16 - 31, 1952]
• December, 1952
• January, 1953 [including printed copy of the President's 1954 Selected Budget Statements]

Presidential Radio Addresses and Remarks File, 1948-1952

• April - May, 1948: Remarks
• June, 1948: Addresses
• June, 1948: Remarks
• July, 1948: Addresses
• July, 1948: Remarks
• August, 1948: Remarks
• September, 1948: Addresses
• September, 1948: Remarks
• October, 1948: Addresses
• October, 1948: Remarks
• November - December, 1948: Addresses
• November - December, 1948: Remarks

• January - December, 1949: Addresses
• January - December, 1949: Remarks
• January - December, 1950: Addresses
• January - December, 1950: Remarks
• January - December, 1951: Addresses
• January - December, 1951: Remarks
• January - September, 1952: Addresses

• January - September, 1952: Remarks
• October, 1952: Addresses
  [1 of 2: October 1 - 15, 1952]
  [2 of 2: October 16 - 31, 1952]
• October, 1952: Remarks
• November - December, 1952: Addresses
• November - December, 1952: Remarks

PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS FILE, 1945-1953

Desk Calendars File, 1945-1952

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Mrs. Truman's Engagements

• April, 1945
• May, 1945
• June, 1945
• July, 1945
• August, 1945
• September, 1945
• October, 1945
• November, 1945
• December, 1945
• January, 1946
• February, 1946
• March, 1946
• April, 1946
• May, 1946
• June, 1946
• July, 1946
• August, 1946
• September, 1946
• October, 1946
• November, 1946
• December, 1946
• January, 1947
• February, 1947
• March, 1947
• April, 1947
• May, 1947
• June, 1947
• July, 1947
• August, 1947
• September, 1947
• October, 1947
• November, 1947
• December, 1947

• January, 1948
• February, 1948
• March, 1948
• April, 1948
• May, 1948
• June, 1948
• July, 1948
• August, 1948
• September, 1948
• October, 1948
• November, 1948
• December, 1948
• January, 1949
• February, 1949
• March, 1949
• April, 1949
• May, 1949
• June, 1949
• July, 1949
• August, 1949
• September, 1949
• October, 1949
• November, 1949
• December, 1949
• January, 1950
• February, 1950
• March, 1950
• April, 1950
• May, 1950
• June, 1950
• July, 1950
• August, 1950
• September, 1950
• October, 1950
• November, 1950
• December, 1950

• January, 1951
• February, 1951
• March, 1951
• April, 1951
• May, 1951
• June, 1951
• Mrs. Truman's engagements: January, 1951 - May, 1952

Daily Sheets File, 1945-1953

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953

• April, 1945
• May, 1945
• June, 1945
• July, 1945
• August, 1945
• September, 1945
• October, 1945
• November, 1945
• December, 1945

• January, 1946
• February, 1946
• March, 1946
• April, 1946
• May, 1946
• June, 1946

• July, 1946
• August, 1946
• September, 1946
• October, 1946
• November, 1946
• December, 1946

• January, 1947
• February, 1947
• March, 1947
• April, 1947
• May, 1947

• June, 1947
• July, 1947
• August, 1947
• September, 1947
• October, 1947

• November, 1947
• December, 1947
• January, 1948
• February, 1948

• March, 1948
• April, 1948
• May, 1948
  [1 of 2: May 1 - 16, 1948]
  [2 of 2: May 17 - 30, 1948]
• June, 1948

• July, 1948
• August, 1948
• September, 1948
• October, 1948
• November, 1948
• December, 1948

• January, 1949
• February, 1949
• March, 1949
• April, 1949
• May, 1949

• June, 1949
• July, 1949
• August, 1949
• September, 1949
• October, 1949
• November, 1949
• December, 1949

• January, 1950
• February, 1950
• March, 1950
• April, 1950
• May, 1950

• June, 1950
• July, 1950
• August, 1950
• September, 1950
• October, 1950
• November, 1950

• December, 1950
• January, 1951
• February, 1951
• March, 1951
• April, 1951

• May, 1951
• June, 1951
• July, 1951
• August, 1951
• September, 1951
• October, 1951

• November, 1951
• December, 1951
• January, 1952
• February, 1952
• March, 1952
• April, 1952
• May, 1952

• June, 1952
• July, 1952
• August, 1952
• September, 1952
• October, 1952
• November, 1952

• December, 1952
• January, 1953

Appointment Books File, 1945-1953

• 1945
• 1946
• 1947
• 1948
• 1949

• 1950
• 1951
• 1952
• 1953

DEPARTMENT OF STATE RADIO BULLETINS FILE, 1945

• May, 1945
• June, 1945
• July, 1945
• August, 1945
• September, 1945
• October, 1945

TRIP FILE, 1945-1953

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 Miscellaneous

1945

• Miscellaneous Trip Data

1946

• Bermuda: August 16 - September 2, 1946
• Maryland, Annapolis [Navy - Penn State Game]: November 16, 1946
• Missouri, Independence: October 31 - November 6, 1946
• Missouri, Liberty: May 19 - 20, 1946

1947

• Alaska
• Brazil: August 31 - September 20, 1947
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Brazil: Biographical Data on Brazilians and Conference Personalities
• Brazil: Digest of the Rio de Janerio Newspapers
• Brazil: Greeting Messages
• Brazil: U.S.S. Missouri
• Brazil: Radio Press News [U.S.S. Missouri]
  [1 of 2]

• Brazil: Radio Press News [U.S.S. Missouri]
  [2 of 2]
• Brazil: Speeches
• Brazil: Weather Bulletins
• Brazil: Wireless Bulletins, Department of State
• Canada, Ottawa: June 9 - 12, 1947
• Mexico: March 3 - 6, 1947
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Mexico: President Aleman
• Mexico: Reference Book

• Missouri, Grandview: April - May, 1947
• Missouri, Kansas City: June 6 - 8, 1947
• New Jersey, Princeton: June 17, 1947
• New York, New York: April 21, 1947
• Texas, Waco: March 6, 1947
• Virginia, Charlottesville: July 3, 1947
• Virginia, Charlottesville: Speeding Controversy

1948

• Caribbean and Key West, Florida: February - March, 1948
• Caribbean and Key West, Florida: President's Cruise to the West Indies
• Missouri, Bolivar: July 1, 1948
• New York, New York: July 31, 1948
• Texas, San Antonio: September 26, 1498
• Western Trip: June, 1948

1949

• Arkansas, Little Rock: June 10, 1949
• Brazil: May, 1949
• Florida, Miami: August 22, 1949
• Illinois, Chicago: July 19 - 20, 1949
• Iowa, Des Moines: September 6, 1949
• Missouri, Independence: December 23 - 28, 1949
• Missouri, Kansas City: September 28 - 30, 1949
• Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul: November 2 - 4, 1949
• New York, New York: October 24, 1949

• North Carolina, Fort Bragg: October 4, 1949
• Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: August 29, 1949

1950

• Florida, Eglin Air Force Base: April 21 - 22, 1950
• Georgia, Fort Benning: April 21, 1950
• Maryland, Baltimore: June 24 - 26, 1950
• Missouri, Kansas City and Independence: December 22 - 26, 1950
• Missouri, St. Louis, Columbia and Mexico: June 8 - 10, 1950
• Missouri, St. Louis, Kansas City and Independence: November 4 - 7, 1950
• New York, New York: October 23, 1950
• Philippines (President Elpidio Quirino): August 8 - 13, 1950
• Potomac - Chsapeake Bay Area: December 29, 1950 - January 1, 1951
• Wake Island - San Francisco (MacArthur): October 11 - 18, 1950
• Washington, Grand Coulee Dam: May 7 - 16, 1950
• Washington, Grand Coulee Dam: Itinerary and Report
  [1 of 2]

• Washington, Grand Coulee Dam: Itinerary and Report
  [2 of 2]

1951

• California, San Francisco: September, 3 - 9, 1951
• Maryland, Aberdeen: February 17, 1951
• Michigan, Detroit: July 28, 1951
• Missouri, Independence: December 24 - 28, 1951
• North Carolina, Winston Salem: October 15, 1951
• Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: February 3, 1951
• Tennessee, Tullahoma: June 25, 1951

1952

• Arkansas (Bull Shoals Dam): July 1-2, 1952
• Connecticut, Groton: June 14, 1952
• Connecticut: New London: September 20, 1952
• Illinois, Chicago (Democratic National Convention): July 25 - August 5, 1952
• Indiana, Gary, Minnesota, Hibbing, Illinois, Chicago, Michigan, Detroit, Ohio, Cincinnati, Missouri, St. Louis and Independence: October 26 - November 5, 1952
• Maryland, Annapolis: May 24, 1952
• Missouri, Springfield: June 6-7, 1952
• Nebraska, Omaha: April 16, 1952
• New York, West Point: May 20, 1952
• Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: September 16, 1952
• Wisconsin, Milwaukee: August 31-September 2, 1952

Miscellaneous

• Digest of Newspaper Stories
  [1 of 2: 1946 - 1949]
  [2 of 2: 1950 - 1952]

• Key West, Florida
  [ 1 of 13: Pictures]
  [ 2 of 13: Telegrams]
  [ 3 of 13: 1945]
  [ 4 of 13: 1946]
  [ 5 of 13: 1947]
  [ 6 of 13: 1948]
  [ 7 of 13: 1949]
  [ 8 of 13: 1950]
  [ 9 of 13: March, 1951]
  [10 of 13: November 8 - December 9, 1951]
  [11 of 13: November 8 - December 9, 1951 (correspondence)]
  [12 of 13: March 7 - 27, 1952
  [13 of 13: March 7 - 27, 1952 (correspondence)]
• Trip Log of the USAF Independence
  [1 of 2: 1947 - 1949]
  [2 of 2: 1950 - 1953]

GIFT AND GREETING FILE, 1945-1953

Birthday Gifts File, 1945-1952

• Gift Acknowledgements
  [1 of 2: 1945 - 1948]
  [2 of 2: 1949 - 1952]

Christmas Gift Data File, 1946-1951

• 1946 - 1947
• 1948
• 1949
• 1950
• 1951
• Miscellaneous

Gifts File

• List of Gifts to the President
  [1 of 3 - Brown Folder]
  [2 of 3 - Brown Folder]
  [3 of 3 - Brown Folder]
• List of Gifts to Mrs. Truman and Margaret Truman [Brown Folder]
• List of Gifts to the President, Mrs. Truman and Margaret Truman [Navy Blue Spiral Notebook]

• Packing List of Gifts: Museum Objects
  [1 of 2 - Black Spiral Notebook: By Box Number]
  [2 of 2 - Black Spiral Notebook: Alpha Listing]
• Packing List of Gifts: Books
  [1 of 5: Boxes 1 - 50]
  [2 of 5: Boxes 51 - 100]
  [3 of 5: Boxes 101 - 150]
  [4 of 5: Boxes 151 - 182]
  [5 of 5: Boxes 1-x - 8-x; BR-1 - BR-5; PO-1 - PO-9; and S-1 - S-13]

GENERAL FILE, 1945-1953

A B C D E F G H I J K L Mac-Mc M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

• "A"
• Acheson, Dean: Meeting with Ernest Bevin and Robert Schuman, Washington, D.C., September 13 - 15, 1949
• Administration, accomplishments of the
• Airlines
• Airport Commission, President's
• Alaska
• Allen, George
• Aluminum
• Anderson, Clinton, P.
• Appointments, Presidential
• Appropriations
• Army - War
• Atomic Bomb
• Atomic Energy Commission: Gordon Dean
• Atomic Energy Control Commission: United Nations

• Attlee, Clement
• Ayers, Eben A.
• "B"
  [1 of 2: "Ba" - "Bl"]
  [2 of 2: "Bo" - "Bz"]
• Barkley, Alben W.
• Baruch, Bernard M.
• Bell, David
• Benton, William: Chronological
• Benton, William: U.S. Senate
• Bowles, Chester
• Boyle, William M.

• Bradley, Omar N.
• Bradley, Omar N.: Personal
• Byrnes, James F.
• "C"
  [1 of 2: "Ca" - "Cl"]
  [2 of 2: "Co" - "Cu"]
• Carroll, John
• Carter, John Franklin
• Case Bill
• Caudle, T. Lamar
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Chronological File [April 11, 1945 - February 4, 1946]

• Churchill, Winston: Chronological
  [1 of 2: 1945-48]
  [2 of 2: 1949-53]
• Churchill, Winston: Meeting with President Truman, January, 1952
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Churchill, Winston: Photographs
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Memos and Minutes
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Negotiating Papers
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]

• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Papers Prepared for Economic Problems
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Papers Prepared for European Problems
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Papers Prepared for Far East Problems
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Papers Prepared for General Information
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Papers Prepared for Middle East Problems
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Papers Prepared for NATO and other Military Matters
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Papers Prepared for U.S.S.R. Problem
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Papers Prepared for U.S. - U.K. Relations
• Churchill, Winston: Truman Meetings - Papers Proposed, White House Staff Copy
• Civil Defense
• Civil Service Commission
• Clark, Mark
• Clay, Lucius D.
• Clifford, Clark M.

• Comptroller General
• Connelly, Matthew J.
• Cooperatives
• Coyle, David Cushman
• Creel, George
• Currie, Lauchlin
• "D"
• Davies, Joseph E.
• Dawson, Donald S.
• Dennison, Robert L.
• Disarmament
• Douglas, Paul H.
• Douglas, William O.
• "E"

• Economic Council (Council of Economic Advisors)
• Edelstein, David N.
• Education Association (National Education Association)
• Eisenhower, Dwight D.
  [1 of 2: 1945 - 1949]
  [2 of 2: 1950 - 1953]
• Eisenhower, Dwight D.: NATO
• Eisenhower, Dwight D.: President-elect
• Eisenhower, Dwight D.: Presidential Transition
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Elsey, George
• Ethics in the Federal Government
• European Emergency

• "F"
  [1 of 2: "Fa" - "Fi"]
  [2 of 2: "Fl" - "Fz"]
• Fair Employment Practice
• Faith of Our Fathers
• Federal Civil Defense
• Federal Power Commission
• Federal Security Agency
• Federal Works Agency
• Feeney, Joseph V.
• Flood: Control
• Flood: Data, 1952
• Flood: Data, Ohio, January - February, 1952
• Flood: Maps of Missouri-Kansas Flood Area, 1951
• Flood: Miscellaneous Data
• Flood: President's Trip to Missouri-Kansas Area, 1951
• Flood: Reclamation Program

• Food, President's Committee on
• Food: Review of the Food Supply
• Food: Wheat Data
• Foreign Assets: Control Program
• Foreign: General
• Foreign Policy
• Forrestal, James V.: General
• Forrestal, James V.: Secretary of the Navy
• Full Employment
• Fulton, Hugh
• "G"
  [1 of 2: "Ga" - "Go"]
  [2 of 2: "Gr" - "Gz"]
• General Services Administration
• Graham, Frank P.
• Graham, Wallace
• Gray, Carl R.: Statement before Senate Subcommittee Investigating Medical Policies of the Veterans Administration
• Gray, Gordon

• "H"
  [1 of 2: "Ha" - "He"]
  [2 of 2: "Hf" - "Hz"]
• Hannegan, Robert E.
• Harl, Maple T.
• Harriman, W. Averell: General
• Harriman, W. Averell: Mutual Security Act Funds
• Harriman, W. Averell: Special North Atlantic Council Committee
• Harriman, W. Averell: Stevens, L.C., Talk on Russia
• Hassett, William D.
• Health
• Health Needs of the Nation, President's Committee on the
• Hennings, Thomas C.
• Hildreth, Melvin D.
• Hillman, William
• Historical Program (Federal)

• Holiday
• Hoover, Herbert C.
• Hospital
• Humphrey, Hubert H.
• Hysteria
• "I"
• Ickes, Harold L.
• Inauguration: Comments on Address
• Inauguration: List
• Inauguration: Miscellaneous
• Inflation

• Internal Security and Individual Rights, Reports of President's Committee on
• Invitations
• "J"
• Jacobson, Eddie
• Johnson, Louis
• Johnson, Lyndon
• Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Joint Chiefs of Staff: Shipbuilding Program
• Justice Department
• "K"
• Kansas
• Keech, Raymond B.

• Kent, Fred I.
  [1 of 2: 1946 - 1950]
  [2 of 2: 1951 - 1953]
• Keyserling, Leon H.
• "L"
• Labor
• Labor: Truman Records
• Landry, Robert B.

• Landry, Robert B.: Trip Data
• Lawton, Frederick J.
• Leahy, William D.
• Lee, Bert S.
• Legal Opinion
• Legislation: Cabinet
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Legislation: Congressional Data
• Legislation: Education
• Legislation: General
• Legislation: Recommendations of the President

• Lloyd, David D.
• Locke, Edwin A.
• Loening, Grover
• Lowenthal, Max
  [1 of 2: 1949 - 1950]
  [2 of 2: 1951 - 1953]
• Loyalty Review Board
• "Mac-Mc"
• MacArthur, Douglas
• MacArthur, Douglas: Dismissal

• MacArthur, Douglas: General
• MacArthur, Douglas: Memorandum of Conversations, Averell Harriman
• MacArthur, Douglas: Messages, General
• MacArthur, Douglas: Messages, General Marshall
• MacArthur, Douglas: Messages, President Truman
• MacArthur, Douglas: Reports on Military Operations in Korea
• MacArthur, Douglas: Veterans of Foreign Wars
• McCarran-Walters Bill
• McCarthy, Joseph
• McCormack, John W.
• McGranery, James P.
• "M"
  [1 of 2: "Ma" - "Me"]
  [2 of 2: "Mi" - "My"]

• Manpower Mobilization Policy
• Maps
• Marine Corps
• Maritime Commission
• Marshall, George C.
• Marshall, George C.: China
• Marshall, George C.: Greece and Turkey
• Marshall Plan
• Materials Policy Commission, President's
• Matthews, Francis P.
• Maylon, Charles
• Meat
• Meat-Stockyards Reports
• Medal for Merit
• Meetings: Big Four
• Meetings: Big Three
• Meetings: Congressional
• Meetings: White House, 1952
• Meetings: White House, Special
• Mexico
• Mica

• Missouri
• Missouri: Farming, 1950
• Morris, Newbold
• Murphy, Charles S.
• Mutual Security Act, 1951
• "N"
• National Advisory Board on Mobilization Policy, 1951
• National Archives
• National Capitol Park and Planning Commission
• National Emergency
• National Labor Management Conference
• National Press Club
• National Security Resources Board
• Naval Aide to the President
• Negro
• Newspapers Interviews, White House
• Niles, David K.
• Nominations
• North Atlantic Treaty
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]

• "O"
• Oatis, William
• Office Space [Federal Reserve Bank Bldg., Kansas City, MO]
• Office of War Information
• Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
• Oil
• "P"
  [1 of 2: "Pa" - "Pf"]
  [2 of 2: "Ph" - "Pu"]
• Pacific Island Committee
• Patent Data
• Patterson, Robert P.
• Pauley, Edwin
• Pawley, William D.
• Personnel
• Personnel: Instructions
• Personnel: List

• Pick, Lewis A.
• Point Four Program
• Policy Operations: Agencies
• Poll Data: Senate
• Porter, Paul A.
• Postmaster General
• Pouch: Data
• Presidential Power
• Presidential Program Data
• Presidential Staff
• Presidential Succession
• Press Conference
• Press and Radio Statements
• Press Releases
• "R"
• Railroad Financing
• Rayburn, Sam
• Recommendation: General
  [1 of 2]

• Recommendation: General
  [2 of 2]
• Recommendation: Robert E. Hannegan
• Recommendation: Michigan Judgeship
• Reorganization
• Reorganization: District of Columbia
• Reparations
• Reports: Foreign Trip
• Reports: General
• Reports: Messages to Congress
• Reports: Price and Wage Data
• Resignations
• Resignations: Press Releases
• Ridgway, Matthew B.
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Rosenman, Samuel I.
• Royall, Kenneth C.
• "S"
  [1 of 2: "Sa" - "Sm"]

• "S"
  [2 of 2: "St"]
• Schwellenbach, Lewis B.
• Secretariat: the President
• Security: Cryptographic
• Security: Data
• Security: Information, F.B.I.
• Security: Information, General
• Selective Service System
• Shipbuilding
• Short, Joseph
• Short, Mrs. Joseph
• Small Business
• Snyder, John W.
• Social Security
• Speech: Instructions for Public Statements
• Spingarn, Stephen J.
• Steel

• Steel: Statement on Steel Dispute, December 22, 1951
• Steel: Supreme Court Opinions
• Steelman, John R.
• Stigall, John
• Stokes, Richard L.
• Strike Data
• Strikes: Allis-Chalmers
• Strikes: Coal
• Strikes: General Motors
• Strikes: Labor
• Strikes: Maritime
• Strikes: Oil
• Strikes: Railway
• Strikes: Steel

• Strikes: Telephone
• Surplus Property
• Symington, W. Stuart
• "T"
• Taft, Robert A.
• Tax Court
• Tax Data
• Tax Data: Postwar
• Taylor, Myron C.
• Television
• Treasury Department
• Trends: Public Opinion
• Truman, Harry S.: Reading File
• Trusteeships, Pacific Islands
• Two Party System
• Tubby, Roger

• "U"
• Union Message, State of the, January 9, 1952
• United Kingdom
• United Nations: Conference, June, 1945
• United Nations: Food and Agriculture Organization
• United Nations: Messages for 1945 U.N. Conference by Stettinius
• United Nations: Telegrams, San Francisco Conference, June, 1945
• United Nations: Treaty (Five Power)
• Utilities
• "V"
• Vaughan, Harry H.

• V-E Day
• Veterans Administration
• Veterans Administration, Reorganization of
• Veterans: Armed Forces Hospitals, Use of
• Veterans: Committee, Medical Services
• Veterans: Hospitals
• Vetoes by President Truman, Resume of
• Voice of America
• Vinson, Fred M.
• Vogeler, Robert
• "W"
• Wage-Price Data
• Wallace, Henry A.
• War Crimes Commission (United Nations)
• War Crimes Trials, 1945
• Watches (Foreign Watch Controversy)
• Webb, James E.

• West Point
• Western Union
• White House
• Williamsburg, U.S.S.
• Wool
• "Y"
• "Z"
• Zanuck, Darryl E.
• Zimmerman, Raymond R.

SUBJECT FILE, 1940-1953

Agencies File, 1945-1953

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

• Advisory Boards:
  • Clemency
  • International Development
  • Mobilization Policy, National:
    • General [Meetings 1 - 21]
    • Mobilization Program
• Advisory Committees:
  • Management
  • National
• Air and Airport Data
• Airport Commission, President's ["Doolittle Report"]
• Civil Aeronautics Administration
• Civil Aeronautics Board

• Congress:
  • Eightieth
  • Eighty-first
  • Eighty-second
  • Legislation
  • Messages to
  • Miscellaneous
  • Nomination
  • Vote
• Council of Economic Advisors:
  • General
  • Reports
    [1 of 2: February, 1950 - May, 1952]
    [2 of 2: June, 1952 - December, 1953]
• Defense Materials Procurement Agency
• Defense Production Act
• Defense Production Administration
• Economic Cooperation Administration:
  • General
  • Hoffman, Paul G.: Administrator, Personal
  • Increase in Defense Expenditures in France and Italy in FY 1952
• Economic Stabilization Agency:
  • General
  • Johnston, Eric: Administrator

• Federal Civil Defense Administration
• Federal Communication Commission
• Federal Reserve Board
• Federal Security Agency:
  • Elliot, Martha: Children's Bureau Chief
  • Ewing, Oscar: Administrator
• Federal Trade Commission
• Housing
• Internal Revenue: Commissioners George I. Schoeneman and John B. Dunlop
• Internal Security and Individual Rights, President's Commission on (Nimitz Commission)
• Military:
  • Assistance Program
  • Army-Navy Unification
  • Army Separations [October - November, 1945]
  • Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services (Fahy Committee)
  • Danger of War, Increase in Air and Naval Forces
  • Department of Defense

• Miscellaneous
• Personnel, Appointments
• President's Program, Army, Navy, and Air Appropriations
• Universal Training
• Munitions Board
• National Security Resources Board:
  • General
    [1 of 2]
    [2 of 2]
  • Memorandum to W. Stuart Symington, September 8, 1950
  • Meetings
  • Miscellaneous
    [1 of 2]
    [2 of 2]

• Reports
• Rubber
• Symington, W. Stuart
• Office of Defense Mobilization:
  • Miscellaneous
  • Personnel
  • Reports [1951 - 1952]
  • Wilson, Charles E. [Quarterly Reports: 1951 - 1953]
• Office of Price Administration:
  • Commodity Prices
  • Decontrol Board
  • General
  • Price Controls
• Oil Reserves
• Organization for Defense
• Post Office Department
• Psychological Strategy Board: Gordon Gray, Director

• Reconstruction Finance Corporation:
  • Administrator W. Stuart Symington
  • General
• Securities and Exchange Commission:
  • General
  • Reports
• Small Defense Plants Administration
• Stockpiling:
  • Data
  • General
  • Tin
• Telecommunication Advisor to the President
• United Nations:
  • Byrnes, James
  • Committee Data
  • Conservation Conference
  • General Assembly
  • Miscellaneous
  • Preparatory Commission

• San Francisco Conference, 1945
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Stamp
• United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
• Veterans Administration
• Wage Stabilization Board

Bureau of the Budget File, 1945-1953

• Defense Production Act
• Military, 1945 - 1953
• Miscellaneous, 1945 - 1953
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Smith, Harold D.
• FY 1947
• FY 1948
• FY 1950 - 1954: Projections
• FY 1951
• FY 1952
• FY 1952 - 1953

• FY 1953:
  • General
  • Review of Agency Ceilings
  • Summary of 1953 Budget Recommendations:
    • Book I [10 Independent Agencies and the District of Columbia: Council of Economic Advisors; Federal Trade Commission; General Accounting Office; Indian Claims Commission; National Capital Housing Authority; National Capital Park & Planning Commission; Securities and Exchange Commission; Smithsonian Institution; National Gallery of Art; Subversive Activities Control Board; and District of Columbia]
    • Book II [10 Independent Offices, Canal Zone Government, Panama Canal Co., U.S. Soldier's Home and Army Cemeterial Expenses: The Tax Court of the U.S.; Interstate Commerce Commission; National Security Council; U.S. Soldiers' Home; Canal Zone Government; Panama Canal Company; Army Cemeterial Expenses; American Battle Monument Commission; Federal Communications Commission; National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics; National Labor Relations Board; National Mediation Board; Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; and Civil Service Commission]
    • Book III [Post Office Department and Occupied Areas]
    • Book IV [Treasury Department]
    • Book V [Department of the Interior]
    • Book VI [Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Bonneville Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, Southeastern Power Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority]
    • Book VII [Department of Labor]
    • Book VIII [Department of Agriculture]
    • Book IX [Department of Justice]
    • Book X [Department of Commerce]
    • Book XI [11 Independent Agencies: Federal Power Commission; Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin; Motor Carrier Claims Commission; War Claims Commission; Tariff Commission; Export - Import Bank of Washington; Selective Service System; National Security Training Commission; Railroad Retirement Board; Reconstruction Finance Corporation; Federal Civil Defense Administration; and National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission]
    • Book XII [Veterans Administration]
    • Book XIII [Federal Security Agency]
    • Book XIV [Housing and Home Finance Agency]

• Book XV [Department of State]
• Book XVI [General Services Administration]
• Book XVII [National Science Foundation, Renegotiation Board, Displaced Persons Commission, National Security Resources Board]
• Book XVIII [Bureau of the Budget and Atomic Energy Commission]
• FY 1954:
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • General
  • Miscellaneous
  • Miscellaneous and Appropriations
  • Outlook for FY 1952 - 1956
  • Preview and New Obligational Authority
  • Summary of 1954 Budget Recommendations:
    • Table 1 [National Capital Housing Authority, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Tax Court of the United States, Subversive Activities Control Board, District of Columbia, Federal Contribution, General Accounting Office, Federal Power Commission, War Claims Commission, Export-Import Bank of Washington, Indian Claims Commission, Tariff Commission, Council of Economic Advisers, Renegotiation Board, Federal Trade Commission, Interstate Commerce Commission, Canal Zone Government, Panama Canal Company, Tennessee Valley Authority]
    • Table 2 [General Services Administration]
    • Table 3 [Department of the Interior]
    • Table 4 [Post Office Department]
    • Table 5 [Department of Justice]
    • Table 6 [Department of Agriculture]
    • Table 7 [Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and Power Marketing Agency, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers]
    • Table 8 [Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board, Civil Service Commission, National Security Training Commission, U.S. Soldiers Home, Disaster Relief, National Capitol Planning Commission, Selective Service System]
    • Table 9 [Treasury Department]
    • Table 10 [Department of State]
    • Table 11 [Housing and Home Finance Agency]
    • Table 12 [Department of State]
    • Table 13 [Department of the Army, Civil Functions and Ceremonial Expenses, American Battle Monuments Commission, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Federal Civil Defense Administration]
    • Table 14 [Department of Commerce]
    • Table 15 [Veterans Administration, Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review]
    • Table 16 [Federal Security Agency]
    • Table 17 [Railroad Retirement Board, Interstate Commerce Commission on the Potomac Retirement Board, Interstate Commerce Commission on the Potomac River Basin, National Science Foundation, National Security Council]
    • Table 19 [Mutual Security Program]

Cabinet File, 1945-1953

Agriculture
Attorney General [Department of Justice]
Commerce
Defense

• Air Force