Former president Harry S. Truman collects two newspapers from the yard of the Truman Home in Independence, Missouri on his daughter Margaret's wedding day.
Former president Harry S. Truman escorts his daughter Margaret Truman from the gate of their home in Independence, Missouri to her wedding at Trinity Episcopal Church. Miss Truman wore a pale beige dress by Italian designer Micol Fontana and a lace crowned veil by designer John Frederics. The three men standing by the fence are unidentified.
Posing for the cameras, Presidents Harry S. Truman and Vincent Auriol of France (left) enter Blair House. 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"
President Harry S. Truman (left) and French President Vincent Auriol in deep discussion following welcoming ceremonies in Washington D.C. President Auriol was one of only eighty French Parliamentarians out of eight-hundred-forty-six who voted against the French totalitarian government established after invasion by Nazi Germany during World War II. As a result he was imprisoned. He escaped and joined the French Resistance.
The motorcade carrying Presidents Harry S. Truman and Vincent Auriol of France arrives at Blair House. French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet is seated in the car. 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"
French President Vincent Auriol acknowledges warm welcome from the parade reviewing stand. A mock up of the Arc de Triomphe provides a backdrop for the occasion. President Auriol is the first French head of state to visit the United States. 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"