Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman (middle, third from the right) presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. Standing with President Truman are (from left to right) W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back row are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (fourth from left); Secretary of State George Marshall (fifth from left); and Admiral William D. Leahy (sixth from left). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (third from the left) presenting Medal of Merit to John L. Sullivan (right), Secretary of the Navy. With the President and Secretary Sullivan are Mr. Sullivan's family: children Patricia, Charles, and Deborah, and his wife Priscilla. Standing on the right in the background is General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (third from the left) with Medal of Merit recipient W. John Kenney (right), Under Secretary of the Navy and his family. With Mr. Kenney are his children Elinor M., Priscilla, and David, and his wife, Elinor (second from the right).

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) with the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal in a ceremony at the Pentagon.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) in the Oval Office with members of the National Conference on Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency. Standing, left to right: Sargent Shriver, Attorney General Tom Clark, Oscar Ewing, G. Howland Shaw, Katharine Lenroot, Eunice Kennedy, Frank Weil, and John W. Andrews.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) in the oval office with members of the National Conference on Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency to sign a proclamation entitled "Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency." Standing, left to right: Sargent Shriver, Attorney General Tom Clark, Oscar Ewing, G. Howland Shaw, Katharine Lenroot, Eunice Kennedy, Frank Weil, and John Andrews.

General Dwight Eisenhower swears in General Omar Bradley as Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army in a ceremony at the Pentagon. From left to right: unidentified, General Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Bradley.

General Dwight Eisenhower swears in General Omar Bradley to be Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon. From left to right: General Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Bradley.

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents General Dwight Eisenhower (right) with the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal in a ceremony at the Pentagon.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with General Omar Bradley (right), who has just been sworn in as Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army. General Dwight Eisenhower is in the middle. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon.