Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman broadly smiles for the press on his third anniversary of his presidency. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman signs an executive order providing for the transfer of 29 passenger and cargo vessels to Italy. Onlookers are, left to right: Secretary of State, George Marshall; Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Operations; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Italian Ambassador Alberto Tarchiani. From: Houston Post.

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.