Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Before boarding his plane at the National Airport in Washington, President Harry S. Truman has a hearty handshake for Col. Henry Myers (left), his former pilot, and Lt. Col. Francis W. Williams (right) who was at the controls of the Sacred Cow for the first time with the President aboard when the Chief Executive took off for a two-week Caribbean and Florida vacation. Col. Myers, who went along as far as Key West, has been "breaking in" his successor. From: Papers of Francis W. Williams.

President Harry S. Truman, hat in hand, waves to onlookers as he disembarks from the airplane Independence. Major General Robert B. Landry, the President's Air Aide, is on his left. The event, date, location, and identity of the third man are unknown.

President Truman, just right of center, is shown leaving the airplane Independence amid a crowd of newsmen, military, and others.

Surrounded by a crowd of fans, President Harry S. Truman enjoys the Army-Navy football game at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Seated to his left are his wife, Bess Truman, Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. Also present is Averell Harriman (seated, left); General Harry Vaughan (behind President Truman, mostly obscured); and General Robert Landry (behind Bess). All others are unidentified.

President Truman is greeted by Captain Cecil Adell and other officers upon his landing in Boca Chica, Florida, for a trip to Key West. He is shown shaking the hands of officers in a "receiving line." Captain Adell is on the far left. From: Francis W. Williams Papers.

Standing by the stairs under the wing of The Independence, President Harry S. Truman converses with Col. Francis W. Williams, Pilot, prior to boarding. From: Francis W. Williams Papers.

Former President Harry S. Truman poses with two of his namesakes, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Truman, at the Harry S. Truman Library. From: Lloyd W. Truman.

On his way to Wichita, Kansas, for a speaking engagement, former President Harry S. Truman stopped for a few minutes at the Towanda Service Area on the Kansas Turnpike where he posed for a picture with Robert Tyson, an officer in the Kansas Highway Patrol. From: Captain Robert Tyson, Kansas Highway Patrol

President Harry S. Truman, behind an "NBC West" microphone, delivers a speech while on the campaign trail in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (at the railroad station). Others on the podium are unidentified. The photo is autographed as follows, but the author is not Truman: "To my good friends, Rita & Clarence, Harry." From: Olga Tsapina, The Curator of American Historical Manuscripts, The Huntington Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman receives the Independence Hall Flag which was flown to Kansas City by TWA and presented by Miss Jan Biermann, stewardess. From: Carter L. Burgess, President, Trans World Airlines, Inc. 380 Madison Ave., New York 17, N.Y. Photo courtesy of TWA.