Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman operates a movie camera during a picture-taking session on the south grounds of the White House today. The subjects were members of the White House News Photographers Association (the "One More Club"), who presented a movie and still camera to the Chief Executive during a brief ceremony. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman presents the annual $500 Clapper Memorial Award for outstanding Washington reporting to Nat Finney, correspondent for Minneapolis Star and Tribune and Des Moines Register, at the 25th annual dinner of the White House Correspondents Association. Also in photo is Earnest B. Vaccaro (left) and Felix Belair, Jr. (right). From: Houston Post.

At the White House, President Harry S. Truman signs the Foreign Aid Bill. Looking on from left to right are Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Secretary of Interior Julius Krug, House Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Representative Sol Bloom, and (partially hidden at right) Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman leaves for San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is boarding his plane "The Scared Cow." From: Houston Post.

Upon arrival at Washington after a fourteen-day trip to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman clasps the arms of Margaret (left) and Bess (right). From: Houston Post.

Wearing a big grin, President Harry S. Truman reaches for the inkwell with one of his pens that he used to sign the Foreign Aid Bill. From: Houston Post.

In a prepared radio address from Key West submarine base, President Harry S. Truman asks the American people to give their "whole-hearted support" to the Red Cross drive. From: Houston Post.

At the White House, a representative of El Paso, Texas's Chamber of Commerce presented Truman with a pair of Tony Lama cowboy boots. Representative George H. Mahon (D-TX) shows Truman how to manipulate the hooks for the boots - "El Presidente" style. Representative Wingate H. Lucas (D-TX) in background. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (seated center) is flanked by members of a 12-man commission engaged in a study to increase the efficiency of the Executive Branch of the government. Front, L to R: George H. Mead, Dayton, Ohio; former President Herbert Hoover; President Truman; Joseph P. Kennedy; and Senator John J. McClellan (D-Arkansas). Rear, L to R: Representative Clarence J. Brown (R-O); Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal; Arthur S. Flemming, Civil Service Commission; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; James Rowe; and Representative Carter Manasco (D-Alabama). From: Houston Post.

Aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg, President Harry S. Truman signs a veto to Congress's Tax Reduction Bill. Looking on are Charles Ross, Presidential Press Secretary (left) and William J. Hopkins, Executive Clerk of the White House (right). From: Houston Post.