President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first pitch at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson.
Officials arrive in Hyde Park, New York, during French President Vincent Auriol's visit. Left to right: Dr. Paul J. Raver, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration; unidentified; unidentified; Arthur E. Demaray, Director, National Park Service; William J. Dougherty, Director of Information, Department of the Interior; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman.