Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman (center, in hat), Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (center, right), Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from left), and unidentified others at Washington National Airport for the Shah of Iran's arrival. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (standing, head table) speaks to guests at the Truman-Barkley Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left) greets President Harry S. Truman (right) after the President's return from his Western campaign trip. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (left); and District Commissioner Guy Mason (at right, inside doorway). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: District Commissioner Guy Mason; unidentified; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Margaret Truman; and President Harry S. Truman greet the crowd from the back of the President's train after returning to Washington, D.C. from the Western campaign trip. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (back seat of car, left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (back seat of car, right) greet the crowds lining Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured is Senator J. Howard McGrath (back seat, center). In the center row of the car: First Lady Bess W. Truman (left); Margaret Truman (center); and Marian (Mrs. Max) Truitt (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Vice President-elect Alben Barkley; Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt; Margaret Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; and President Harry S. Truman on the steps of the White House the day after President Truman won the 1948 presidential election. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison. Standing in the background between Mrs. Truman and President Truman is Irving Geist. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Vice President Alben Barkley (second from right) greet Cabinet members on the back platform of the "Victory Special" in Washington, D.C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left); and Mrs. Ann Chapman (left). Others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (third from the right) return to Washington, D.C. after their 1948 Presidential election victory. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley (mostly obscured by Truman) greet Cabinet members on the back platform of the "Victory Special" in Washington, D.C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (second from left); and Margaret (Mrs. Julius) Krug (left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman with select members of his staff on board the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt. From left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, President Truman, Special Assistant Edwin Locke, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.