Abbie Rowe

President Harry S. Truman Oval Office in the White House as it looked in 1947 after it was redecorated. This view shows President Truman's desk.

President Harry S. Truman's Oval Office in the White House. This is a close-up view of President Truman's desk.

President Harry S. Truman's Oval Office in the White House, showing a view of the desk and right wall.

President Harry S. Truman's Oval Office in the White House. This is a view from behind the desk, showing the globe, the painting of George Washington in the center, and the two smaller paintings of General Jose de San Martin (left of the fireplace) and Simon Bolivar (right of the fireplace).

Visit between Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower (right) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (right), and unidentified others visiting the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D. C.

President Harry S. Truman (center) shakes hands with the captains of the Army and Navy football teams before they square off in Philadelphia. All others are unidentified.

Margaret Truman and her friend Mary Shaw Branton and others in the audience for the premiere of "Faith of our Fathers" at the Rock Creek Park Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre. Front row, left to right: Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton, and Margaret Truman. Press Secretary Charles Ross is also present (second row, fourth from right). All others are unidentified.

Desk of President Harry S. Truman in the White House, during his term of office. From: Gentry and Voskamp, Kansas City, Missouri architects.

The President's office during Harry S. Truman's term of office.