Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman (left) accepts a new Revised Standard Version of the Bible from Dean Emeritus of the Yale Divinity School, Dr. Luther A. Weigle (right), in a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House. Dr. Weigle gave the book on behalf of the National Council of Churches as the chairman of the American Standard Bible Committee. Fifteen years of labor by 32 Protestant scholars went into the crafting of the RSV Bible, which was written in contemporary language. Other people are unidentified.

Standing left to right, with their signatures below their images: Oliver "Ollie" Blanchard; Detroit City Clerk Thomas "Tom" Leadbetter; Senator Homer Ferguson; Senator Harry S. Truman; Bill [illegible]; and Bob Moore. Left of signatures reads "Zion Lodge #1. F&AM Detroit Mich. April 12, 1944. Senator Truman gave a speech in honor of the 180th anniversary of the Masonic Zion Lodge #1 in Michigan.

President Harry S. Truman smiles and waves his hat as he steps from an airplane for the Allegheny County Fair, South Park, PA.

President Harry S. Truman gestures while speaking to General Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Oval Office at the White House, in an off-the-record meeting on military affairs and the speed-up of Western European re-armament. (see also 2002-202). 

Former President Harry S. Truman stands at a lectern wearing academic regalia after receiving an honorary law degree, the LL.D., from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Portrait with dramatic lighting of former President Harry S. Truman sitting at a desk and writing in a book. Photo is a gift of the estate of Dr. Milton Reisch.