The next to last session of the United Nations conference. Britains lord halifax presiding. Secretary of state, head of americas delegation and organizer of the successful nineweek meeting. Mr. Statinius who has been named United States representative to the new National Organization is presented with a scroll in recognition of his efforts. Then a historymaking moment as lord halifax calls for a standing vote on approval of the charter of the interNational Organization and the heads of the 50 United Nations delegations rise to be counted. The vote is unanimous. As the session adjourns, delegates burst into applause. The charter of a new world is born. Arriving in San Francisco for the final conference session is president harry s. Truman. He met by mr. Statinius of the u. S. Delegates and the chiefs of the 49 other delegations. Among them field marshall smantz, premier of soufrks, and the Prime Minister of canada, mr. Mckenzie king. President truman leaves for a brief tour through San Francisco. His is the first visit by a chief executive to San Francisco in seven years. Half a million citizens turn out to hail the president ial motorcade. As mr. Truman arrives, 63 days of concerted International Effort are climaxed by the signing of the United Nations charter. First to sign is china. The first nation that suffered axis aggression. Dr. Wellington koo signs with a traditional chinese brush. The delegation of the soviet union. Ambassador Andrei Gromyko signs for russia. Great britain is represented by her delegation chairman, lord halifax. The republic of france, acting delegation chairman joseph van coeur. 38 of 50 nations to sign is the United States of america. Secretary of state statinius. Ladies and gentlemen, were all aware this is an extremely historic occasion. The charter for world peace has been completed. But this is not the end, it is only the beginning. The great task lies before us. And it is our solemn and our sacred duty to see to it that the United Nations comes into being and fulfills its promise. With faith in our cause and good will in our hearts and determination to work unceasingly for this end im confident that with gods help we shall reach our goal. [ applause ] senator connolly is next to sign for the United States. Senator arthur vandenberg. Commander harrell stasam, former governor of minnesota. A vital and a difficult job well done. Appearing before the last formal session of the United Nations, president truman congratulates the 280 delegates. And expresses the worlds hopes for the new interNational Organization. The treaty for the United Nations is a solid structure on which we can build for a better world. History will honor you for it. Between the victory in europe and the final victory in japan, in this most destructive of all wars, you have won a victory against war itself. If we had had this charter a few years ago and above all the will to use it, millions now dead would be alive. If we should falter in the future in our will to use it, millions now living will surely die. There is a time for making plans and there is a time for action. The time for action is here now. Let us therefore, each in his own nation and according to its own way, seek immediate approval of this chart er and make it a living thing. By this charter you have moved toward the goal for which that gallant leader in this second world struggle worked and fought and gave his life. Franklin d. Roosevelt. This new structure of peace is rising upon strong foundation. Let us not fail to grasp this supreme chance to establish a worldwide rule of law and reason to create an enduring peace under the guidance of god. On a note of enthusiasm unequaled among nations in all history, the San Francisco conference is adjourned. In the United States congress and among free people everywhere the efforts of the chief architect of the United Nations are remembered. Remembered too are the words he spoke shortly before he died on world organization, expressing his confidence that the congress of the American People will accept the results of this conference as the beginning of a permanent structure of peace upon which we can begin to build under god that better world in which our children and grandchildren, yours and mine, children and grandchildren of the whole world, must live and can live. Every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan 3 go inside a Different College classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u. S. President s to 9 11. Thanks for your patience and for logging in to class. With most College Campuses closed due to the impact of coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. Gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union. But reagan met him halfway. Reagan encouraged him. Reagan supported him. Freedom of the press, which well get to later, i should just mention, madison originally called it freedom of the use of the press. And it is indeed freedom to print things and publish things. It is not a freedom for what we now refer to institutionally as the press. Lectures in history. On American History tv on cspan 3. Every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Lectures in history is also available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Weeknights this month were featuring American History tv programs as a preview for whats available every weekend on cspan 3. Tonight programs on the military well travel to northeastern france with historian mitchell jakelson to tour two battlefields where american and french forced fought in 1918 to stop a german offensive toward paris. That starts at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. 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