Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Former President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd as he rides with Alabama Governor John M. Patterson and others through the streets of Decatur. He is attending a Democratic campaign rally in Decatur, Alabama.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaks at the Democratic rally at Decatur, Alabama. Standing beside him is Governor John M. Patterson of Alabama.

Alabama Governor John M. Patterson and former President Harry S. Truman applaud as they sit together on the platform at the Democratic Party Rally in Decatur, Alabama.

Former President Harry S. Truman and California Governor Edmund Grown sit before microphones at the birthday celebration of the United Nations in San Francisco.

Former President Harry S. Truman and Missouri Governor James T. Blair smoke pipes as they attend a "Missouri Ham Breakfast" at the Waldorf-Astoria early April 20. Blair told reporters he has been talking to Truman "for a long time: about his hope to win the Democratic Presidential nomination for Missouri's Senator Stuart Symington. Blair conceded he was "rather suspicious of how Mr.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) with French President Vincent Auriol (seated, right) in the Oval Office, as President Auriol examines a book containing photographs of monuments given to the United States by France, presented to him by Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Standing, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman, Secretary Chapman, and an unidentified man.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) with French President Vincent Auriol (seated, right) in the Oval Office, as President Auriol examines a book containing photographs of monuments given to the United States by France, presented to him by Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Standing, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman, French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, Secretary Chapman, and an unidentified man. All others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, left) and President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) during the French President's visit to the United States. Others are unidentified.

French President Vincent Auriol (standing) giving a speech at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during welcoming ceremonies being held in his honor. Seated on the left side of the podium, from left to right: Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (partly obscured), Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, District Commissioner John R. Young, and an unidentified man. Seated on the right side of the podium is First Lady Bess W. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, French President Auriol, and District Commissioner John R. Young. The man speaking at the podium is unidentified.