Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) poses with Rabbi Leo Katz and his wife, of Tel Aviv, Israel, while they are visiting the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) meeting with Rabbi and Mrs. Leo Katz from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Former President Harry S. Truman with past commanders of the American Legion at the Harry S. Truman Library. Front row, left to right: William Liddle, Robert E. Gregg, Martin McKneally, President Truman, Gil Thacker, and Dexter Perry. Back row, left to right: Tom Tierney, Jerome P. Doble, William Kenny, and Art Pugh, and unidentified man.

Former President Harry S. Truman greets American Legion National Commander Martin B. McKneally (left) at the Truman Library.

General Carl A. (Tooey) Spatz, Commanding General of Strategic Air Forces,(right)with President Truman at the White House. (See also 89-66.) From: Beth Gore

John W. Snyder of St. Louis (left) being sworn in as Federal Loan Administrator. The ceremony took place at the White House with Associate Justice William O. Douglas administering the oath and President Harry S. Truman (center)looking on. From: Beth Gore

President Harry S. Truman (left) talks with retiring Secret Service agent James E. Sloan, Jr. (right). Original caption: James E. Sloan, Jr., (Jimmy to his many newspaper friends), who while with the Secret Service guarded Presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Harry Truman, said goodbye to the White House on this date, ending 32 years of duty. He is shown here with President Harry S. Truman in the Oval Office. From: Beth Gore

In a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House, President Harry S. Truman awards Marine Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr., 22, of Henderson, KY, with the Medal of Honor. Skaggs lost a leg in combat when he was seriously injured but continued to return enemy fire with a rifle and hand grenades for eight hours before receiving medical attention. Secretary of Navy James Forrestal is on the right. From: Beth Gore

President Harry S. Truman awards the Medal of Honor to 1st Lt. Edward A. Silk, Combat Infantry Officer from Johnstown, PA on the South Lawn of the White House. Silk received the award for bravery when he singlehandedly eliminated an enemy stronghold in a farmhouse in Germany. From: Beth Gore

President Harry S. Truman and Admiral Aubrey Fitch are piped aboard the submarine U. S. S. Tusk at the Naval Academy. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.