Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman appeared to be a cinch to get the Democratic Presidential nomination. Democratic Convention speculation centered on who would be his vice-presidential running mate. This close-up photo of a grinning President Truman was made at the White House. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman holds a newspaper containing a story of General Eisenhower's refusal to accept Democratic urge that he take the party's Presidential nomination, and issued a terse "no comment" as he stood on the observation platform of his private car this morning. President Truman stopped here in Cincinnati, Ohio for 30 minutes enroute to Washington from Bolivar, Missouri, where he dedicated a monument. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman and Senator Alben Barkley sit behind the speaker's stand, waiting to be introduced, just before they spoke to the Democratic Convention tonight. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (left) leads applause for Senator Alben Barkley as the veteran Kentucky Senator stands at the speaker's stand to address the Democratic Convention which nominated him for the vice-presidency. Others applauding are J. Howard McGrath, center, national Democratic chairman, and Representative Sam Rayburn. From: Houston Post.

Close-up of President Harry S. Truman, smiling. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman, speaking before a Joint Session of Congress today, demands limited price control and an excess of profits tax to help check the rising cost of living. From: Houston Post.

A squadron of planes roars overhead as President Harry S. Truman delivers his speech at the dedication of the 5,000 acre international airport at Idlewild. While the nation's greatest display of peacetime air power was going on, President Truman declared America was determined to remain strong in the cause of peace. From: Houston Post.

These were the facial expressions of President Harry S. Truman (3 photos) as he placed before Congress an eight-point program. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (left) today receives from Bert Bell (center), National Football League Commissioner, a season pass to the League's 1948 games. George Marshall (right), president of the Washington team in the professional circuit, beams his approval. They are in the Oval Office. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman presents his program before the special session of Congress today. Seated in front of flag, at left, are Senate President Pro Tempore Arthur H. Vandenberg (left) and House Speaker Joseph W. Martin. A portion of the President's audience, which included cabinet members, members of the diplomatic corps, and of both houses of congress, is in foreground. From: Houston Post.