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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Truman signs Document Authorizing Participation in Haiti Bicentennial International Exposition

In the Oval Office at the White House, President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs the document authorizing the participation of the United States in the International Exposition for the Bicentennial of the founding of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Standing from left to right are: Rene Colimon, 1st Secretary of the Haitian Embassy in Washington, D.C.; Jules Domond, Commercial Attache at the Haitian Embassy; and Melvin Hildreth, President of the Democratic Party of Washington, D.C. From: Pierre Edouard Domond, Courtesy of the Chantal Domond Prints and Photographs Collection

Truman rides in car with Walter Meneffee at Henry County Fair

Former President Harry S. Truman (waving hat), flanked by an unidentified motorcycle escort, waves from the rear seat of a Cadillac convertible in Clinton, Missouri where he will attend the opening of the Henry County Fair. Seated next to him is Clinton Postmaster Walter Meneffee, Truman's sergeant in Battery D, 35th Division during World War I. The driver is Cleo Woody of Woody Motor Company. The front passenger is Asher Williams, president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. From: Elvin Durr.

French President Auriol, President Truman and others look at a photo album

Visiting the White House, President Vincent Auriol of France receives a gift from President Harry S. Truman, a leather-bound volume of color photographs depicting scenes of America. In the Oval Office are (left to right) President Truman and President Auriol (sitting); and (standing) W. Special Assistant to the President W. Averill Harriman, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, and two unidentified men. (See 77-1600 and 2006-177.)

French President Auriol, Truman and others look at a photo album

Visiting the White House, President Vincent Auriol of France receives a gift from President Harry S. Truman, a handsome leather-bound volume of color photographs depicting scenes of America. In the Oval Office are (left to right): President Truman and President Auriol (sitting); and (standing) Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman, French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, Special Assistant to the President W. Averill Harriman, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. (Similar to 77-1600; also see 2006-178.)