Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Full length shot of a smiling former President Harry S. Truman (right). He is standing with an unidentified man. He is waving. The London Bridge can be seen in the background.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and former Ambassador Edwin Pauley at the Truman home in Independence, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman and former Ambassador Edwin Pauley at the Truman home in Independence, Missouri.

Barbara Pauley, Former President Harry S. Truman, Edwin Pauley, and Bess Truman at the Truman home in Independence, Missouri. Mr. Pauley is a former Ambassador and a businessman.

President Harry S. Truman as he addressed the Joint Session of the Special Session of the 80th Congress. This is the session that he stated he would call during his speech at the Democratic National Convention. Seated behind President Truman are Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (Republican-Michigan), President Pro Tempore of the Senate (left), and Representative Joseph W. Martin (Republican-Massachusetts), Speaker of the House (right).

President Harry S. Truman speaking from the rear platform of a train during a campaign stop in Morehead, Kentucky in 1948.

Former President Harry S. Truman smiles as he sits before a microphone with an unidentified gentleman at a press conference in Holland.

Former President Harry S. Truman with cane and hat in hand as Mrs. Truman and Ambassador Freeman Matthews look on. An unidentified man smiles in the background. The Truman's are in Holland on their European trip.

Former President Harry S. Truman shakes the hand of Ambassador Freeman Matthews as Mrs. Bess Truman looks on. Unidentified man smiles in the background.

Former President Harry S. Truman's visit to Pope Pius XII Institute-Graduate School of Fine Arts for Women, Florence, Italy during his European trip of 1956. Bess Truman can be seen walking behind him.