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PROGRAM THE PRESIDENT REMARKS The Postmaster General Lane Kirkland Presentation On this Labor Day, let us affirm our determination to build a future together in which all of us can enjoy the blessings of a more equitable and humane society. CONCERT Dr. Archie Green, narrator '·f ·, "Groundwork" joe Glazer i john jackson .. '• Mike Seeger Charlie Sayles Hazel Dickens FINALE "Groundwork" �Labor union employees in Washington who form a Bluegrass oriented group specializing in songs of the labor movement. Joe Glazer-Federal worker at ICA in Washington who sings traditional labor songs. John Jackson-Rural bluesman and grave digger from Rappahanock County, Virginia, who sings Afro-American blues and ballads. Mike Seeger-Folksong collector and lecturer/performer who sings industrial songs from the South. Charlie Sayles-Urban bluesman and itinerant performer originally from Salem, Massachusetts, who sings , Afro-American urban blues. Hazel Dickens-Appalachian coal miner's daughter who sings songs of the labor movement, many of them her own compositions. ·,.1 .�� .. � .. �. I . i . ___ , THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER welcome you to THE WHITE HOUSE LABOR DAY PICNIC September 1, 1980 -"�" -... ............... ... ---.............C-�..._ .. .. �------�-· ... -· _., ____ ... ..... ... .- . ,.__ ···---------- --···· o'1 TowN MEETING -- OPENING REMARKS INDEPENDENCE, MO 9/2/80 ) ';.l, IT Is GOOD TO BE IN THE HOME OF HARRY & BESS TRUMAN 1 I I . THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS I I I I & GEORGE BRETT·/ 2. HOW MANY PEOPLE HERE THINK KANSAS CITY IS GOING ALL THE WAY 1HIS YEAR? 3. HOW �1ANY THINK THAT GEORGE BRETT WILL BAT .400 FOR THE WHOLE SEASON? 4. HOW MANY OF YOU ARE ROOTING FOR HIM TO DO IT? 5. SO AM I. ; 6. I JUST COME FROM VISITING BESS TRUMAN. 7. SHE SENDS HER BEST. 8. (I THINK IT IS WONDERFUL THAT THE PEOPLE OF INDEPENDENCE 9. l HAVE NAMED THIS FINE SCHOOL NOT JUST FOR PRESIEENT TRUMAN HIMSELF, BUT FOR THE TRUMAN EAMI LY'/ (=ovER=) CI AM GLAD .. ,,,) '� ., �OT[ilVv. -� Wi�©s.. .,ci;.�O�t<ll'il:ti".- - 1\.�n.s, h> e.� 11'!1 PU���� eNfili�c h�tr p�es ' ·> . � . "• \' ,:.·.:· � �0 i � ·. (• . tJ �� " ., :;. <J, • 0 • . , .. ' ' .' ' i ·- . ��'· 0 1-'� ' • '0. 0 " � . .. ·c: • " 0 Q • � �:l 0� '-(' ' . '0 ' ' ' � .: � < .. ' � ·! :"·:··��; :,:·· .• • c ' -, � . 0 · • ,-. • - • - 0 0 jf.· '8 't?_'. '> � • • ;·� ' . "" � .. 0 ' � c"�'-" . .i'P·• �- �· 0 �- .. ····�·-··-�,\· · ' ':-_,,,;.;.,., - · •. :' ifiii'% m ,:�, i1-:,·,! '''' �·.,.,,,�.i��'"� �i.<IY'.''" ·ir.··"·i· . \il . & "''( .q·_p . JO. COME HERE TODAY TH A FINE DECENT MAN. A FRIEND OF MINE •••AND A TIRELESS LEGISLATOR-- TOM EAGLETON. 2.· {NEXT YEARJ TOM IS GOING TO BECOME CHAIRMAN .· . • 3. lOF THE IMPORTANT SENATE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE I 4. HAT WILL MAKE HIM THE lsr MISSOURIAN SINCE HARRY TRUt1AN 5. rTO HEAD A MAJOR COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE.; 6. I AM HERE TODAY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS -- NOT GIVE A LONG SPEECH. 7. BUT BEFORE WE GET STARTEDJ I HANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HARRY TRUMANJ . 8 WHO HAS BEEN SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO SO MANY AMERICANS -­ PARTICULARLY TO PRESlDENTS LIKE ME./ . ) (=NEW CARD=) (HARRY TRUMAN WAS . I •• Co�� M�d0 \f.iGebo�t�tbtC on v;t@r�c� tor f��Ge�sr�\ ,, .. : ' · •' I• .•[) oo. - 3 - HARRY TRUMAN WAS ONE OF OUR NATION'S HISTORIC LEADERS� BUT HE NEVER LOOKED AT IT THAT WAY. 3. {ONCE HE WAS ASKED BY A STUDENT 4. IF HE WOULD CLASS HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE GREAT PRESIDENTS. 5. HE SAID HE WASN'T ONE OF THE GREAT PRESIDENTS� BUT HE HAD A GOOD TIME TRYING TO BE ONE � THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE FEW THINGS HARRY TRUMAN EVER SAID vHTH WHIcH I DON'T FULLY AGREE. HE �ONE OF OUR GREAT PRESIDENTS. MORE & MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO RECOGNIZE THAT FACT EVERY YEAR. 10. HE HAS BEC0�1E A REAL HERO TO MANY AMERICANS -- & I AM ONE OF THEr� / ElGct�out�tijc:Cc�yM�da (=ovER=) (OUR NATION,,,,,) foil Prea�i\f�tuon fuijj«:>f§e.�Lf, OUR NAT I ON FACES SOME TOUGH CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW -- BOTH AT HO�,E & ABROAD. SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES ARE SIMILAR TO THE ONES OUR COUNTRY FACED IN HARRY TRUMAN'S TIME. {SOME ARE DIFFERENT I 4. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME ABOUT TRUMAN 5. IS NOT SO MUCH THE NATURE OF HIS TIMES 6. AS THE NATURE OF THE MAN HH1SELF. 7, HE SET A TOUGH STANDARD FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE FOLLOWED HIM IN THE PRESIDENCY. FORTUNATELY FOR USJ HE ALSO SET A FINE EXAMPLE) AND I HAVE TRIED TO FOLLOW THAT EXAMPLE.;! �!®ettrosta!Ur: Co�y ���d@ (=NEW CARD=) . CHARRY TRUMAN •• , , , ) f@� l}}�iaGewmth:m P&aij)0�$9 - 5 - 1. HARRY TRUMAN HAD THE COMMON SENSE TO SEE A PROBLEM FOR WHAT IT WASi 2. THE HONESTY TO PRESENT THAT PROBLE�·1 SQUARELY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLEi 3. AND THE TENACITY TO STICK TO HIS GUNS -- EVEN IN THE FACE OF SOME FEROCIOUS CRITICISM. 4. HE DID WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT -- NO MATTER \�HAT ANYONE SAID;/ 5o PRESIDENT TRUMAN HAD TO MAKE A LOT OF HARD DECISIONS. 6. NOT ALL OF THEM WERE POPULAR AT THE TIME. 7. FOR THOSE WHO CRITICIZED HIS TE MPORARY UNPOPULARITY HE HAD A READY ANSWER. 8. HE SAIDJ "ANY PRESIDENT WHO MAKES DECISIONS 9. "THAT AFFECT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COUNTRY !?.Hocbo�.t�th: CO!i»Y M��0 10. ON THE BASIS OF PUBLIC OPINION POLLS gnr freserva.vt�o�rn Pu�o�� 11. IS NOT WORTHY TO HOLD THE OFFICE."/ (=ovER=) <PRESIDENT TRUMAN ) .... c. ' ' -·� v . o' .. 1. f PRESIDENT TRUMAN WAS A COMMON �1AN 2. {WHO STOOD UP & SPOKE OUT FOR THE COMMON MEN & WOMEN OF OUR £0UNTRY. 3. {IT WAS THE PRESIDENT'S JQRJ HE SAIDJ 4. TO STAND UP AGAINST THE SPECIAL INTERESTS & THE LOBBYISTS. 5. (AS HE PUT ITJ THERE ARE ONLY A FEW AMERICANS WITH THE WEALTH & INFLUENCE 6. TO HAVE LOBBYISTS LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR INTERESTS IN WASHINGTON; 7. THE PRESIDENT) HE SAIDJ HAS TO STAND UP FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. 8 I HE HAS TO BE THE II LOBBYIST" FOR THE PEOPLE •/ (=NEW CARD=) (PRESIDENT TRUMAN. a 1 oa ) I . ��CfJCt�os��t�c COl!Pllf M®dat . · Uo!r PrssGwar��tlHi'D PufpoH$ ·, · .., ' 1 - 7 - 1. PRESIDENT TRUMAN WAS A COURAGEOUS CHAMPION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & FAIR PLAY. 2. HIS DAUGHTER MARGARET WROTE ABOUT AN INCIDENT BACK IN 1924) 3. WHEN HER FATHER WAS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION AS COUNTY JUDGE. 4. WHEN SOME MEMBERS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN THREATENED HIS LIFEJ 5. JUDGE TRUMAN ASTONISHED THEM BY ATTENDING ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS. 6a ( HE MARCHED RIGHT UP ON THE STAGE 7. l AND CALLED THEM A BUNCH OF "CHEAP) UN-AMERICAN FAKERS." 8. � HE LOST THAT ELECTION) BUT HE WON A FEW LATER ON -- 9. lBECAUSE HE ALWAYS LET PEOPLE KNOW WHERE HE STOOD. 10. (AND WHEN IT COUNTED MOSTJ IN 1948) lH 11. E GOT HIs MESSAGE ACROSS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE I I ·-�:J©�trost:H�tlc Cc�y M��e (=ovER�) <WHEN I HAVE .•..) '. ; i?f8GONSltiGD'6 P�"'ll0� ,<.._. ' . ' u ,,,(� ' c . ". -. ,, - ••'\ � t � • .,. ' � ' � , ' ' Q } , • .� ' ' . ·- ' -· ' e ,· <>"'·� : e < � " . ' ", " - . fJ""' • .. "" '. '· ' � 0 0 • <' •. ,, · . :_/,. ../: .. .. ..• , · · . {' -; . :; -yq·:�;:_:: · · -A't: __ .i r·� )" [ � io"'o� g i, "\'' \';::·� '!j·'<�·$·�� " • t� ''; -" 1., i de ' o,? :� \i�·:�, ��f' ry:_'.��"� 0°>., � 0 �:;��·,::��:�Nlt;�l� ::::� ::�·-·r- : u f�lfH�:;�KH:�u�0 �:�\�u:� ��C�����i ��RRY TRUMAN HAD TO MAK�� 3. HHEN I HAVE TO TAKE A STEP THAT IS NOT SO POPULAR -- · JI THINK OF THE UNPOPULARITY HARRY TRUMAN HAD TO SUFFER 4. ( BEFORE HE WAS FINALLY VINDICATED./ HEN I Af1 CRITICIZED IN THE MEDIA OR ELSE\mEREJ 5. �I THINK OF THE FAR WORSE CRITICISf1 HE HAD TO ENDURE. 6. {� / 7. HEN I LOOK AT THE PUBLIC OPINION POLLSJ 8. I RECALL WHAT TRUMAN SAID ABOUT THOSE POLLSJ 9. ND viHAT HE DID TO THOSE POLLS IN 1948./ (=NEW CARD=). (WHEN I GIVE,, .. �) �lscil:8'ost2liiic Cc�y M5!de fro PfGGGV'Vtat�IDiftl Purpcmoo •'j '· I � :� ••< , I : � • b :<-�.>:' , • R· iJ:-., -� • ..