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Truman as Army Officer.
  Truman as Army Officer.

 
About the Collection

  This collection focuses on World War I. It includes 76 documents totaling 447 pages, covering the years 1917-1970. Supporting materials include a finding aid to related World War I materials at the Truman Library and recordings of World War I songs, courtesy of Marr Sound Archives.
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Text of Speeches

Address in Kansas City at the 35th Division Reunion Memorial Service, June 7, 1947

Address in Omaha at the Reunion of the 35th Division, June 5, 1948

Remarks at the Battery D Breakfast, January 20, 1949

Informal Remarks in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Connection With the Reunion of the 35th Division Association, June 10, 1949

Informal Remarks in St. Louis in Connection With the 30th Reunion of the 35th Division Association, June 10, 1950

Remarks at a Breakfast of the 35th Division Association, Springfield, Missouri, June 7, 1952

Address in Springfield at the 32d Reunion of the 35th Division Association, June 7, 1952

Truman Recalls WWI Experiences, Audio

Truman discussing with interviewer Merle Miller his time at Camp Doniphan before World War I. (4 minutes, 50 seconds)

Truman discussing the formation of the old Battery D in 1905 (34 seconds)

Truman WWI Museum Objects

Truman's WWI: Items from Truman Presidential Library & Museum. Flash version, requires Flash Player  |  HTML Version

WWI Songs, Audio

Joan of Arc (3 minutes, 6 seconds)
(Used by permission of Waterson, Berlin & Snyder)

Keep the Home Fires Burning (3 minutes, 41 seconds )
(Copyright, 1915, by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crews, Ltd., and published by special arrangement with Chappell & Co., Ltd., 41 East Thirty-fourth Street, New York City.)

Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag (3 minutes, 5 seconds)
(Copyright, 1915, in all countries by Francis, Day & Hunter, and published by special arrangement with T. B. Harms, Francis, Day & Hunter, and Chappell & Co. Ltd., 41 East Thirty-fourth Street, New York City.)

The Star-Spangled Banner (2 minutes, 41 seconds)

When Johnny Comes Marching Home (3 minutes, 5 seconds)

When The Great Red Dawn Is Shining (3 minutes, 16 seconds)
(Copyright, 1917, by J. B. Cramer & Co. Ltd., and published by special arrangement with Chappell & Co., Ltd., New York City.)

"Yakka Hula" (3 minutes, 16 seconds)
(Used by permission of Waterson, Berlin & Snyder.)


Song recordings courtesy of the Marr Sound Archives


       
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