Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Former President Harry S. Truman (center), attending a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., speaks with Charles Patrick Clark (left) and General Harry Vaughan (right). Mr. Clark was Associate Chief Counsel for the Truman Committee when Truman was a Senator in 1943. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Former President Harry S. Truman (fifth from the left) poses with a group of men and women assembled for a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. The only person identifiable is Charles Patrick Clark (on Truman's right, fourth from the left) who was Associate Chief Counsel for The Truman Committee when Truman was a Senator in 1943. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Former President Harry S. Truman sits at the dinner table next to Charles Patrick Clark who is speaking to those assembled for a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. Clark was Associate Chief Counsel for the Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program chaired by Senator Truman in 1943. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Former President Harry S. Truman, behind the podium, speaks to a group attending a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. The event and date are unknown. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Faded (purplish) color snapshot of former President Harry S. Truman (left) and Portland, Oregon Mayor Fred L. Peterson (center) in the backseat of an official car preparing to move off for the 47th annual Rose Festival floral parade viewed by crowds estimated at more than 400,000. Another man on the left is unidentified. See also 93-146. From: A.E. Christensen.

Former President Harry S. Truman, in his Masonic apron, looks on as a fellow Mason receives a plaque during an official visit to Pyramid Lodge #180 A.F. & A.M., meeting in Lambskin Temple, St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Truman was in St. Louis for a 10th anniversary testimonial dinner for Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Missouri. The only other person identified is R. Edward Rice, in the upper right-hand corner. From: R. Edward Rice, Central Iowa Association of Accident and Health Underwriters, Des Moines, Iowa.

Head-and-shoulders "candid shot" of a TV screen showing former President Harry S. Truman as he appeared on the Ted Mack show. From: William (Scotty) Cavanaugh.

Former President Harry S. Truman (2nd from left), John R. Cauley (left), and two others (unidentified) at a formal Press Club function in Washington, D.C. John R. Cauley (left) works for the Kansas City Star, Washington Bureau, and is acquainted with President Truman. The date, event, and location unknown. (See 79-8.) From: Janet Stephenson.

Harry S. Truman shakes hands with David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel. The date, event, and location are unknown. This photo was probably taken after President Truman left office. From: Harry S. Truman Library Institute Office

Former President Harry S. Truman (front row, second from left) and a group of unidentified men walk down a corridor to the front of a hall in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Truman is in Fort Wayne to speak at a rally for Vance Hartke, Democratic candidate for Senator. From: Alexander Campbell.