And thanks for joining us on c span. American history tv beginning now. Its our special series on speeches that defined a presidency. Well, harry truman took up fdr mantle when the nations longest serving president died suddenly in april of 1945. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948, and during his tenure, he oversaw the end of World War Two. But now he presided over the beginning of the cold war. Heres president truman at his january 20th, 1949 inauguration, a time, he said, of grave uncertainty. Inaugural day washington, 1949, the biggest inaugural in United States history is ready to begin. Last line, pennsylvania avenue, soon to be the main artery of president following the triumphant parade. Railroad yards of jammed is more than half a million visitors from every state in the union brought to washington on his birthday. The Inauguration Day. Early morning spectators have been at their places along the parade route. Walkers by their aware their opponents and buttons honoring
And thanks for joining us on c span. American history tv beginning now. Its our special series on speeches that defined a presidency. Well, harry truman took up fdr mantle when the nations longest serving president died suddenly in april of 1945. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948, and during his tenure, he oversaw the end of World War Two. But now he presided over the beginning of the cold war. Heres president truman at his january 20th, 1949 inauguration, a time, he said, of grave uncertainty. Inaugural day washington, 1949, the biggest inaugural in United States history is ready to begin. Last line, pennsylvania avenue, soon to be the main artery of president following the triumphant parade. Railroad yards of jammed is more than half a million visitors from every state in the union brought to washington on his birthday. The Inauguration Day. Early morning spectators have been at their places along the parade route. Walkers by their aware their opponents and buttons honoring