President Harry S. Truman speaks to the Conference on Fire Prevention, calling on state and local government officials to join the federal government in mapping a program to cut the nation's staggering fire loss. Seated in the front row behind the president are (left) Washington, DC District Commissioner J. Russell Young and (right) Major General Philip B. Fleming, conference chairman.
Dr. C. Asapansa-Johnson, president of the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance, presents President Harry S. Truman with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Brotherhood Medal. The award was presented in Dorrance Brooks Square in Harlem. New York Mayor William O'Dwyer stands in the background, left of President Truman. Others are unidentified.
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King (left) speaks with Margaret Truman (second from left); while Governor General of Canada Harold Alexander (third from left) and Margaret Diana Alexander, Countess Alexander of Tunis (third from right), pose with President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and First Lady Bess Truman (right). The Trumans are shown here in Ottawa, Canada, attending a formal white-tie dinner in their honor. The caption of the photo album page reads "A good-will mission completed." From an album called "Visit of President Truman to Ottawa, June 10-12, 1947."
President Harry S. Truman chats with Ira R. T. Smith, Chief of Mails at the White House, who celebrated his 50th year as a government employee.
Robert P. Weatherford, Mayor of Independence, Missouri, stands behind the lectern during the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Truman Library and Museum. Former President Harry S. Truman, former First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman stand to Weatherford's left. The future home of the Truman Library is located in Slover Park in Independence, MO. Donor: Dr. Elliot S Berkley.
An unidentified person (left) walks alongside former First Lady Bess Truman (center) and former President Harry S. Truman (right). The Trumans are shown walking near a canal in Venice, Italy as part of their European vacation. The individuals in the background are also unidentified. Donor: Clifford Beegle.
First Lady Bess Truman (rear left) and Washington Governmor Monrad Wallgren (rear center) look on as President Harry S. Truman holds a hat over his chest upon their arrival in Bremerton, Washington. The Navy personnel standing at attention to the left and right of President Truman are unidentified. The Trumans were visiting the Bremerton Naval Shipyard in Washington, a stop on their trip to the West Coast. Donor: Julia White.
President Harry S. Truman, wearing a tuxedo, speaks from the lectern during the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner hosted by the Democratic National Committee at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. After going through the record of Democrats in office for the previous 20 years, Truman surprised the crowd with his announcement that he would not seek his party's nomination for re-election. From: Houston Post.
President Harry S. Truman's Message to the Special Session of the 80th Congress. The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. from the U.S. Capitol building. His address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. This is the second part of the speech only. For the full speech, see SR61-30.
Former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman stand arm-in-arm on the front porch of their home at 219 N. Delaware St., Independence, Missouri. Photograph appears in an album of photos by photographer Bradley Smith for the "Mr. Citizen" project.