Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman, at left, with an unidentified man in the Oval Office.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right, front row) and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (second from right, front row) with Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (front row, fifth from the right), Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (back row, third from the right), Secretary of State George C. Marshall (back row, fourth from the right), and numerous unidentified people.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) greeting the Prince Regent of Belgium, Prince Charles (second from left, back to camera). Standing in the doorway behind President Truman is Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (right) with James Pendergast, evidently taken in Independence, Missouri, upon Truman's arrival from Washington, D.C. This photo has been badly retouched and contains crop marks. Donor: John Boos

President Harry S. Truman enjoys a meal with a group of politicians and notables at the home of Mayor Roger T. Sermon in Independence, Missouri. Seated from left to right around the table are: Edgar Hinde, J. Leonard Reinsch, unidentified man, unidentified man, Matthew Connelly, Captain James Vardaman, Mayor Sermon, President Harry S. Truman, Charles Ross, unidentified man, General Harry Vaughan, Ted Marks, James Pendergast, and C.C. Bundschu.

President Harry S. Truman (center) converses with Secretary of State General George Marshall (left) and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal (right). They are leaving the White House and heading for the Capitol where President Truman will address Congress.

President Harry S. Truman (right) holds Sandra Marie Smith, an orphan of World War II from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Home. V.F.W. Commander-in-Chief, Ray H. Brannaman is with her to present the first Buddy Poppy of the V.F.W. fund drive to President Truman in the Oval Office.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) shovels soil atop the roots of a small tree on the grounds of Girard College. A large crowd watches this event from a distance. An unidentified man is visible to the left of Truman.

J. Russell Young, a District of Columbia Commissioner (left), receives his life membership card to the National Press Club from President Harry S. Truman (center). Joseph Short, President of the Press Club, is at right. Same as photos 77-108 and 77-472.

President Harry S. Truman addressing Congress regarding the threat of Communism to freedom in Europe.