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President Harry S. Truman Announces the Surrender of Japan

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) announces the surrender of Japan to the assembled reporters in the Oval Office. Seated on couch, left to right: David Niles (wearing round glasses, seated on the arm of the couch); Reathel Odum; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Samuel Rosenman, Special Counsel; and John W. Snyder, Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Also pictured: Secretary of State James Byrnes (behind President Truman, right) and Attorney General Tom Clark (standing, second from right).

President Harry S. Truman with Democratic Candidates

President Harry S. Truman (left), Senator John J. Sparkman (center), and Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (right) are seated around Truman's desk at the White House reading a document. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Sparkman are the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively, of the Democratic Party. This photo comes from the General Scrapbook, Volume III, 1950-1952.

Democratic Candidates Arrive at the White House

The 1952 Democratic Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates arrive at the White House for a meeting with President Harry S. Truman. From left to right: Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate John Sparkman; Governor and Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson; White House Press Secretary Joseph Short; Mr. Blair; and White House Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. The photographer in the background is unidentified. This photo comes from the General Scrapbook, Volume III, 1950-1952.

John Steelman and the Railroad Strike Settlement at the White House

John Steelman, center, negotiates a settlement in the Enginemen and Firemen's Railroad Strike of 1950. Surrounding Steelman are (from left to right) C.D. MacKay, Chairman of Southeastern Carrier Conference Committee and Assistant Vice President of Southern Railway System; unidentified man; Lawrence W. Horning; Daniel P. Loomis; Leverett Edwards, two unidentified men; R. O. Hughes; J. P. Shields; and David B. Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen.