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Review Stand of Armed Forces Day Parade

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries on the reviewing stand during an Armed Forces Day parade. From left to right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, the President, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. Seated in the second row are, from left to right: Under Secretary of State James Webb, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (partly obscured by Johnson), unidentified man, and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer. All others are unidentified.

Truman with Trowel at Cornerstone Laying Ceremony

President Harry S. Truman (far left) uses a trowel to help place the cornerstone at the new United States Court Building in Washington, D.C. From left to right are: President Truman; unidentified man; Justice Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; Judge Bolitha Laws, Chief Justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; and Judge Harold M. Stephens, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia. Others are unidentified.

Truman Returning Rifle to Marine

President Harry S. Truman returning a rifle to a Marine after inspecting it, as other Marines stand at attention, during the President's visit to the United States Marine Corps base at Quantico, Virginia. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: unidentified Marine, General Harry Vaughan, unidentified Marine, unidentified officer, Admiral Robert Dennison (wearing sunglasses), and General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.