US Celebrates General Lucius Clay As He Retires

The transcript details a ceremony where Mr. Truman awards General Clay a second oak leaf cluster for his Distinguished Service Medal. The Commander-in-Chief offers personal comments, expressing satisfaction in presenting the medal. General Clay receives a declaration for service and is warmly received in the capital, visiting both the House of Representatives and the Senate. His father, Alexander Stevens Clay, was a senator from Georgia. The transcript concludes with General Clay addressing the press at a Pentagon news conference.

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