Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman (center) poses in the White House with leaders of the U.S. Marine Band, Colonel William F. Santelmann (right) and Captain Albert F. Schoepper (left). The men hold a piece of sheet music by Richard Wagner. Above them is a portrait of First Lady Angelica Van Buren.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, fifth from left) poses outside the North Entrance of the White House with his "Little Cabinet," the top officials of the Cabinet-level Departments in his administration below the rank of Secretary. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) smile as they step outside the White House during the Prime Minister's visit.

President Harry S. Truman (standing) delivers an address during ceremonies at the National Archives dedicating a new shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Also pictured are Chief Justice Fred Vinson (directly behind podium) and Wayne C. Grover, Archivist of the United States (second row, left, partly obscured). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) waves from the back of a train while daughter Margaret (right) looks on during a trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to watch the Army-Navy football game.

Guests at the dedication ceremony for the new shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights look on as the shrine is unveiled. President Harry S. Truman is seated in the second row, near the left corner of the cases on the floor. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Fred Vinson is standing nearest the podium on the right. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with labor leader Walter Reuther (right), president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, in the Oval Office.

President Harry S. Truman (center) stands before the new shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Also present is Archivist of the United States Wayne Grover (left) and Fred Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States (right). Others are unidentified.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Fred Vinson (standing) addresses the audience at the dedication of the new shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Also present is President Harry S. Truman (seated facing crowd, fourth from left) and Archivist of the United States Wayne C. Grover (seated facing crowd, second from left). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets in the Oval Office with labor leader Walter Reuther, president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.