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Speeches, stemming from Harris's chairmanship of Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, pertain to transportation, communication, food and drugs, securities, aviation, natural resources, business and industrial regulation, and public health; others pertain to his legislative and judicial careers and to social engagements.  They are arranged in chronological order.  The file title denotes title of speech and/or the audience or occasion.

Box 1

 1. Dec 12, 1945, Solving the Transportation Problem, New York State Fruit and Vegetable Shippers and Receivers Association.
 2. May 1, 1946, Annual Convention of U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Atlantic City.
 3. Oct 22, 1946, War Time Controls.
 4. Nov 6, 1946, Better Times Ahead, Kiwanis Club, El Dorado, Arkansas.
 5. 1947, Highlights of the Republican Controlled 80th Congress, 1st Session, Rotary Club, Little Rock, Arkansas.
 6. July 13, 1947, Our State and Nation Undaunted - Faith, Liberty and Patriotism, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
 7. Oct 24, 1947, Europe Groping Between Two Worlds, Baptist Men's Brotherhood, First Church, El Dorado, Arkansas.
 8. Apr and June 17, 1948, Speeches of Honorable Oren Harris of Arkansas in the House of Representatives.
 9. May 9, 1949, Natural Gas, Petroleum, War Time Controls.
 10. 1950, Opening Campaign Speech for Re-Election to Congress, Magnolia, Arkansas.
 11. Apr 30, 1955, Challenge to American Leadership, The American Association of Petroleum Landsmen, Fort Worth, Texas.
 12. June 14, 1955, Commencement Address by Mr. Harris, Coolidge High School, Washington D.C.
 13. Nov 11, 1955, The Next Vital Step With Natural Gas, Petroleum Engineers Club, Dallas, Texas.
 14. Nov 29, 1955, Natural Gas.
 15. Sep 18, 1956, Transportation.
 16. Nov 20, 1956, Transportation.
 17. Jan 22, 1957, Transportation.
 18. Jan 31, 1957, Transportation, Miami Beach, Florida.
 19. Mar 19, 1957, Transportation.
 20. Apr 23, 1957, Speech at McMurry College, Abilene, Texas.
 21. Apr 25, 1957, Dedication of Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
 22. Apr 29, 1957, IPAA, Biloxi, Mississippi.
 23. May 13, 1957, Kansas City Traffic Club.
 24. May 15, 1957, Transportation.
 25. June 2, 1957, American Medical Association, New York.

Box 2

 1. Oct 1, 1957, Associated Traffic Clubs of America.
 2. Oct 25, 1957, Radio and TV Broadcasters, Memphis, Tennessee.
 3. Oct 31, 1957, National Meeting of the Air Traffic Control Association.
 4. Nov 4, 1957, KNOE [Monroe, Louisiana] (TV Program).
 5. Dec 10, 1957, Lions Club (Oren Harris Day).  See also Series 3, Box 19, Item 2, and Series 5, Box 28, Item 2 and Series 2, Oversize Box 2.
 6. 1958, Boy Scout Father and Son Banquet.
 7. Feb 25, 1958, National Transportation Outlook and Planning Conference, Washington, D.C.
 8. Apr 14, 1958, Woman's National Democratic Club.
 9. Apr 30, 1958, Administrative Law Section.  Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
 10. May 1, 1958, Annual Meeting--Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association, Amarillo, Texas.
 11. May 12, 1958, The Traffic Club of St. Louis, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri.
 12. May 23, 1958, Connecticut Broadcasters Association, Inc.
 13. June 9, 1958, National Small Business Men's Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 14. June 23, 1958, American Medical Association, San Francisco, California.
 15. Sep 15, 1958, Annual Convention of Arkansas Telephone Association, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
 16. Oct 1, 1958, 60th Annual Convention of National Association of Retail Druggists, Philadelphia.
 17. Nov 7, 1958, Transportation.
 18. Nov. 10, 1958, Western Railway Club, Chicago, Illinois.
 19. Nov 27, 1958, Aviation in a New Age.
 20. Dec 3, 1958, Camden Lions Club.
 21. Dec 6, 1958, District Medical Society, Texarkana, Texas.
 22. Feb 21, 1959, The Masonic Club, Annual Dinner Meeting, Washington, D.C.
 23. Feb 26, 1959, Regulatory Commissions, (FCC).
 24. Mar 6, 1959, Federal Bar Association in Cooperation with the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.

Box 3

 1. Mar 26, 1959, Transportation Association, Washington, D.C.  See also Series 2, Oversize Box  2 and Series 4, Box 26, Folder 10.
 2. Apr 17, 1959, National Independent Meat Packers Association, Chicago, Illinois.
 3. May 2, 1959, Desk and Derrick Club, Washington, D.C.
 4. June 22, 1959, Great Lakes Conference--Railroad Utilities Commissioners, White Sulphur Springs, Virginia.
 5. July 15, 1959, A Transportation Policy for the Future.
 6. July 21, 1959, Launching of the NS Savannah [NS stands for Nuclear Ship].
 7. Aug 25, 1959, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida.
 8. Sep 14, 1959, Major Legislative Accomplishments, House of Representatives.
 9. Sep 21, 1959, Communications.
 10. Sep 24, 1959, National Association Retail Druggist Convention, St. Louis, Missouri.
 11. Oct 15, 1959, Chamber of Commerce.
 12. Nov 9, 1959, API Meeting in Chicago.
 13. Dec 4, 1959, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 14. Mar 14, 1960, Legislative Oversight Subcommittee.
 15. Apr 8, 1960, Air Freight Forwarders Association Award.  See also Oversize Box 2.
 16. Apr 25, 1960, Overseas Press Club Seminar, New York, New York.
 17. May 6, 1960, The Federal Trial Examiners Conference.
 18. Aug 13, 1960, Arkansas Broadcasters Association, Little Rock, Arkansas.
 19. Aug 29, 1960, Administrative Process.
 20. Sep 30, 1960, Alabama Broadcasters Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
 21. Fall, 1960, Communications.
 22. Oct 3, 1960, Independent Natural Gas Association of America, Miami Beach, Florida.

Box 4

 1. Oct 27, 1960, El Dorado Chamber of Commerce.
 2. Nov 4, 1960, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee.
 3. Fall 1960, National Association of Broadcasters.
 4. Dec 14, 1960, Public Health.
 5. Mar 14 1961, Washington, D.C., Bar Association.
 6. Apr 3, 1961, Conservation of Our Natural Resources, Shreveport, Louisiana.
 7. Apr 7, 1961, Education.
 8. Apr 13, 1961, Regulatory Commissions: Subcommittee on Regulatory Agencies.
 9. Sep 23, 1961, Recent Progress in Federal Regulatory Agencies.
 10. Oct 5, 1961, Public Health.
 11. Nov 1, 1961, Aviation Role in the Sixties, Hartford, Connecticut.
 12. Nov 28, 1961, Boy Scouts of America, Prescott, Arkansas.
 13. 1962, Airport Dedication, Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
 14. Jan 17, 1962, Transportation.
 15. Mar 15, 1962, Federal Post Office Buildings. [Camden, El Dorado, and Pine Bluff, Arkansas].
 16. Mar 19, 1962, The Western Railway Club.  See also Series 2, Oversize Box 1.
 17. Apr 5, 1962, Remarks for 75th Anniversary of ICC.
 18. Apr 13, 1962, Celebration of Commerce Day, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
 19. May 22, 1962, Arkansas Pharmaceutical Association, Little Rock, Arkansas.
 20. June 2, 1962, Arkansas Jaycees Annual Banquet, Hot Springs, Arkansas.  See also Series 2, Oversize Box 2.
 21. June 3, 1962, Dedication of Army Reserve Center, El Dorado.
 22. June 19, 1962, National Community Television Association, Washington, D.C.

Box 5

 1. July 17, 1962, National Retail Hardware Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
 2. Aug 6, 1962, Georgia Association of Broadcasters, Jekyll Island, Georgia.
 3. Sep 12, 1962, Democratic State Convention, Little Rock, Arkansas.
 4. Sep 18, 1962, National Association of Retail Druggists, New York.
 5. Oct 6, 1962, Pine Bluff Rally.
 6. Oct 6, 1962, Dedication Ceremony--Norphlet Post Office Building, Norphlet, Arkansas.
 7. Oct 12, 1962, Greensboro, North Carolina.
 8. Oct 17, 1962, Democratic Meeting, Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
 9. Jan 7, 1963, Railroad Management Institute, Washington, D.C.
 10. Jan 21, 1963, Dumas Chamber of Commerce.
 11. Mar 17, 1963, National Association of Retail Druggists, Chicago, Illinois.
 12. Mar 28, 1963, New England Transportation Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
 13. Apr 11, 1963, Pharmaceutical Advertising Club, New York City.
 14. Apr 20, 1963, Mississippi Broadcasters Association, Biloxi, Mississippi.
 15. Apr 26, 1963, Calvary Baptist Church--Brown Sunday School Class.
 16. May 7, 1963, Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington. See also Series 2, Oversize Box 2 and Series 5 (audiotape).
 17. May 13, 1963, The Efficacy of Legislative Processes, White Sulphur Springs.
 18. May 16, 1963, Station Representatives Association, New York City.
 19. May 30, 1963, Material for Little Rock, Arkansas, speech.

Box 6

 1. June 3, 1963, Postmasters Association, Little Rock, Arkansas.
 2. June 6, 1963, Broadcast Pioneers.  See also Series 2, Oversize Box 6.
 3. June 18, 1963, The Sales Executive Club of New York.
 4. July 26, 1963, Broadcasting and Politics, National Broadcast Editorial Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (with photographs).
 5. Aug 25, 1963, Dedication of the Camden Post Office.
 6. Sep 7, 1963, Some Correspondence on Broadcast Problems, Arkansas Broadcasters Association, Little Rock, Arkansas.
 7. Sep 18, 1963, White House Conference, Washington, D.C.
 8. Oct 2, 1963, National Defense Transportation Association, Chicago, Illinois. See also Series 5, Box 29, Item 4 and Series 5, Box 31, Items 4 & 5.
 9. Oct 10, 1963, Current Legislation, 65th Annual Convention of the National Association of Retail Druggists, Chicago, Illinois.  See also Series 2 Oversize Box 1
 10. Oct 10, 1963, Progress In Our Generation, American Railway Progress Exposition, Chicago, Illinois.
 11. Oct 19, 1963, American Paper and Pulp Association.
 12. Nov 12, 1963, American Public Health Association, Kansas City, Missouri.
 13. Nov 14, 1963, The Association of Broadcast Executives of Texas, Dallas, Texas.

Box 7

 1. Dec 2, 1963, Telecommunications: Industry and Government, Southwestern Bell Telephone Conference, Galveston, Texas.
 2. Dec 12, 1963, National Defense Transportation Association, Washington, D.C.
 3. Spring 1964, Cutting the Gordian Knot of Deficit Spending.
 4. Feb 10, 1964, Chamber of Commerce Banquet, Gurdon, Arkansas.
 5. Mar 14, 1964, Responsibility And Initiative For Greater Service, Arkansas Wildlife Federation.
 6. Mar 27, 1964, A Shortcut To Progress, Ouachita River Valley Association, El Dorado, Arkansas.
 7. Mar 3, 1964, Reaching Our Bastion Dream, Red River Valley Association, Shreveport, Louisiana.
 8. Oct 25, 1965, Valedictory of a Congressman, American Trucking Association, New York.
 9. Speeches by other speakers.