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President Harry S. Truman (left) pins a Distinguished Service Medal on Harry Hopkins (right) at a ceremony on the White House lawn. Hopkins served as a Special Advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and briefly served under President Harry S. Truman. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

President Harry S. Truman (left), shakes hands with Senator Kenneth McKellar (right), as they wait for transfer of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's body from train to caisson at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Mexican Ambassador Francisco Castillo Najera is in center background.

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Harry S. Truman (left) sits down for lunch with President Franklin D. Roosevelt (right) beneath a magnolia tree on the White House lawn.

President Harry S. Truman confers with Congressional leaders in his White House office. From left to right: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; President Harry S. Truman; Senator Alben W. Barkley; and Senate President Pro tempore Kenneth McKellar. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

President Harry S. Truman (left) buys a Forget Me Not from Barbara Rahm (center) and Phillis Rahm, seven year old twins, representing Disabled American Veterans. President Truman is in his office in the Federal Courthouse at 9th and Grand in Kansas City. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

Both in happy mood, President Harry S. Truman (left) and his new Supreme Court Appointee, Senator Harold Burton of Ohio (right) confer in the Oval Office at the White House. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

Senator Harry S. Truman (center) with his wife, Bess Truman (left) and daughter Margaret (right) in Lamar, Missouri, when he was introduced to a rally where he was officially notified of his nomination as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's running mate in the 1944 election.

President Harry S. Truman (center) shakes hands with Howard Bruce (left), Elk Ridge, Maryland, and Harry Hopkins (right), presidential advisor, after he had decorated them with the Distinguished Service Medal during a ceremony on the White House lawn. They are last civilians to receive this honor, bestowed for their part in the war effort. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

President Harry S. Truman (left) turns to comment to daughter, Margaret, as they exit the car outside their home in Independence, Missouri. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

President Harry S. Truman (left) receives a new telegraph key, to be used for absentee opening of distant expositions, celebrations, bridges and such from the White House, during presentation by A. N. Williams (right) President of Western Union Telegraph Company. Donor: Clinton A. Brown