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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman Greets Senator Scott Lucas and Mayor Martin Kennelly

President Harry S. Truman (center) shakes hands with Chicago, Illinois Mayor, Martin H. Kennelly (right) with Illinois Senator, Scott W. Lucas (left) standing behind him. President Truman is on the first stop of his "non-political" Presidential train trip to the Northwest, West, and Southwest United States. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Awards Medal to General Carl Spaatz

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) awards the Distinguished Service Medal (3rd Oak Leaf Cluster) to General Carl Spaatz, United States Air Force (foreground, center). Left to right: Mrs. Spaatz and family, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, Admiral William D. Leahy, General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, and General Omar N. Bradley. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Addresses Crowd

President Harry S. Truman (at the podium) addresses a crowd at the San Juan, Puerto Rico Naval Air Station. Standing behind Truman, left to right, are: Colonel Robert B. Landry, Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug, Governor of Puerto Rico Jesus A. Pinero, President of the Puerto Rico Senate Luis Munoz Marin, Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, and Captain Robert L. Dennison. All others are unidentified.

President Truman With Others Assembled for National Employment of the Physically Handicapped Week

Outdoor view with President Harry S. Truman standing in the front center holding a poster associated with National Employment of the Physically Handicapped Week. A man in a wheelchair can be seen on Truman's left. View includes numerous men and women including Department of Labor official Robert C. Goodwin wearing a light suit and standing directly behind Truman mid-way back in the group. The president's committee on NEPH week is probably included in the group. Location is the White House Rose Garden.