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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Truman Receives Pass to All-America Football Conference Games

President Harry S. Truman, in the Oval Office, receives a gold pass to all games of the All-America Football Conference during the 1949 season. From left to right: Robert Embry of the Baltimore Colts; the President; Commodore O. O. Kessing, Commissioner of the All-America Football Conference; and Walter Driskill, President and General Manager of the Baltimore Colts.

James A. Farley (center) shakes hands with Former President Truman

James A. Farley (center) shakes hands with Former President Harry S. Truman. Prominent Democrats celebrated at the 20th Anniversary Dinner honoring former President Truman for his work in chairing a special Senate Committee investigation of defense contracts during World War II. The Truman Committee dinner was at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.