Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman speaks to a large crowd at the airport as Secretary of State James Byrnes leaves for 21-power Peace Conference in Paris. Senator Tom Connally (left) James Byrnes (right) are also on the platform.

President Harry S. Truman signs Congressional Streamline Bill. Also present are (from left to right): Representative Everett M. Dirksen, Representative A. S. Mike Monroney, Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Representative E. E. Cox, and Senator Richard B. Russell.

President Truman meets with members of the Council of Economic Advisors. From left to right: Leon H. Keyserling, Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, John Davidson Clark, President Harry S. Truman, and Judge Bennett Champ Clark.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) hands a pen to General Omar N. Bradley after signing the G.I. Furlough Pay Bill. A crowd of unidentified men is in the background.

President Harry S. Truman leaves for a cruise with some of his friends and staff. From left to right: Ted Marks, President Harry S. Truman, Matthew Connelly, Harry Vaughan, and Charlie Ross.

President Harry S. Truman (right) speaks with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (center) on an airport tarmac. A crowd of unidentified men and women stands in the background.

President Harry S. Truman signs the British Loan Agreement in the presence of the Rt. Honorable Lord Inverchapel, British Ambassador to the United States and several others. From left to right: unidentified, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Lord Inverchapel, Sam Rayburn, and unidentified (with Truman in the foreground).

President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs Flood Control and Navigation Bills. With him are(standing, from left to right): Senator Hugh B. Mitchell, Representative John E. Rankin, and Senator Warren G. Magnuson.

President Harry S. Truman (center) greets Greek Army Chief of Staff General Alexander Papagos (right), Greek Charge D'Affaires Paul Economou-Gouras (left), and one unidentified man at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) holds up the OPA price control bill at his desk. Paul Porter (left) and a group of unidentified OPA Regional Directors are also present.