Harry S. Truman Audio & Video

"I should like to talk to you briefly about civil rights and human freedom."

"The Allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God's help, have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional surrender."

"There on that small piece of American soil anchored in Tokyo Harbor the Japanese have just officially laid down their arms."

This is a compilation of highlights of some of the most well-known speeches of modern times, spanning the years of 1940-1987.

In his 1949 inauguration speech, Harry S. Truman addressed the concerns facing a post-WWII United States...

Audio recordings of speeches of President Harry S. Truman with accompanying photographs. Monthly.

Below are complete audio recordings of some of Harry S. Truman's most important speeches as President.

"When Franklin Roosevelt died, I felt there must be a million men better qualified than I to take up the Presidential task."

He led America through the end of World War II, and committed the nation to the containment of Soviet power without compromise.

"The supreme need of our time is for men to learn to live together in peace and harmony."