Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Former President Harry S. Truman greeting an unidentified group of visitors in front of his office at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, President Vincent Auriol, First Lady Bess Truman, and Madame Michelle Auriol on the steps of Blair House. Both women hold bouquets of roses. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

Former President Harry S. Truman (center, back to camera) greets members of his personal staff and Library staff members on his 79th birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: Gene Bailey, four unidentified women, and Elizabeth Costin.

The Opening Session of the Potsdam Conference poses for photographers. President Harry S. Truman is near the center at the back end of the table, wearing a bow tie. Clockwise around the table, starting at President Truman: Charles Bohlen; two unidentified men; British foreign minister Anthony Eden; Prime Minister Winston Churchill; unidentified British military officer; Clement Attlee; unidentified man; Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov; Joseph Stalin; two unidentified men; Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of State James Byrnes.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) presents Harry S. Truman Library archivist Harry Clark (left) with a General Services Administration award at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) presents Harry S. Truman Library employee Sam Overstreet (left) with a General Services Administration award at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Henri Cartier-Bresson (right) prepares to photograph former President Harry S. Truman (left) in his office at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) examines the birthday cake presented to him by the staff of the Truman Library and his personal staff on his 79th birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library. On the right in the background is Library technician Elizabeth Costin. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, Former President Harry S. Truman (left), former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (center), and President John F. Kennedy at the funeral of Sam Rayburn in Bonham, Texas.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) presents Harry S. Truman Library guard William A. Story (left) with a General Services Administration award at the Harry S. Truman Library.