Abbie Rowe

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaking in the Pentagon Court during a ceremony at which he awarded the retiring Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall (right of Truman) an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal. On the left are Secretary of State James Byrnes (second from left); Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (third from left) and Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall (fifth from left). On the right of Marshall, from left to right are Harry Vaughan, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Clark Clifford. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (behind podium) speaking in the Pentagon Court during a ceremony at which he awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal of the retiring Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall (far right). Standing along the left are, from left to right: unidentified, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (second row), unidentified woman, and Katherine (Mrs.

Photograph of Hollywood celebrities posing with the Truman family in the East Room of the White House: (front row, left to right) Ilene Woods, Diana Lynn, Margaret Truman, Margaret O'Brien, President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Constance Moore, Dorothy Kilgallen, Eileen Barton; (second row, left to right) Jo Stafford, Eleanor Lambert, Angela Lansbury, Helen Sioussat, Eddie Bracken, Paul Henreid, Zachary Scott, Alexis Smith, Cesar Romero, Lucy Monroe, William Bendix, Reginald Gardiner, Sgt. Harvey Stone, Charles Coburn.

First Lady Bess Truman and Margaret Truman cutting the cake at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball with Hollywood celebrities in attendance. From left to right: Margaret O'Brien, unidentified woman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, unidentified man, unidentified man, Paul Henreid, Alexis Smith, Cesar Romero (kneeling), unidentified man, unidentified woman, Van Johnson (kneeling), unidentified woman.

First Lady Bess Truman (second left of cake) at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball with various Hollywood celebrities in attendance. Charles Coburn is third from the left. Van Johnson is on the right of the cake, eating a piece of cake. Others are unidentified.

A large crowd gathered at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball.

First Lady Bess Truman cutting the cake at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball as various Hollywood celebrities look on. From left to right; three unidentified, Charles Coburn; Gene Kelly (kneeling); Margaret O'Brien (sitting on Gene Kelly's knee); unidentified; Mrs. Truman; Margaret Truman; unidentified; unidentified; Paul Henreid.

President Harry S. Truman and others at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Front row, left to right: President Truman; British Prime Minister Clement Attlee; Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Second row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Admiral William Leahy. Third row, left to right: Lieutenant Clark Clifford and Secretary of State James Byrnes (obscured by Vaughan). Others are unidentified.

First Lady Bess Truman (second from the left of cake) and Margaret Truman (left of cake) cutting the cake at the Roosevelt Birthday Ball. Also present are Margaret O'Brien (in front of cake), Charles Coburn (front row, second from left), Gene Kelly (kneeling, left), Paul Henreid (third from right), Cesar Romero (kneeling, right), Alexis Smith (second from right), and other Hollywood celebrities.

President Harry S. Truman and others at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Front row, left to right: President Truman; British Prime Minister Clement Attlee; Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Second row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Admiral William Leahy. Third row, left to right: Lieutenant Clark Clifford and Secretary of State James Byrnes (obscured by Vaughan). Others are unidentified.