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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Harry S. Truman signing Mundt-Smith Bill

President Harry S. Truman (seated) signing the Mundt-Smith bill, which provided additional funding for the Voice of American radio network. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: Senator H. Alexander Smith; Walter Lemon, World Wide Broadcasting Foundation; Howland Sargeant, Inter-departmental Committee on Scientific and Cultural Cooperation, State Department; Congressman Karl E. Mundt; and Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett. Same as 68-1290.

Harry S. Truman receiving a plaque

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from the left) receiving the Civic Service Award from the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Members of the delegation, from left to right: Francis O. Quinn; Matthew Brown; DeVere Watson; President Truman; John Taggert; William Mostyn; Murray Martin; and Norman Gidley. Same as photo 77-407. See also photos 59-1453, 60-161-01, and 60-161-02.

Harry S. Truman at a reception

President Harry S. Truman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. From left to right: Senator Alben Barkley; Assistant Secretary of Labor David Morse; Senator and Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath; Perle Mesta, Co-Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; President Truman; Wilson Wyatt, Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson. Same as photo 77-436.

Truman holding a gavel

President Harry S. Truman (left) receiving a gavel from Frank Houston, President of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, after President Truman's speech at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Independence Day. Virginia Governor William M. Tuck pictured center. Same as 59-1314.