Gordon B. Cone

President Harry S. Truman (left)shakes hands with General Douglas MacArthur after stepping off the presidential plane, The Independence, onto Wake Island for a historic conference on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. Other in the photo are unidentified. From: Gordon B. Cone.

Escorted by Secret Servicemen, President Harry S. Truman and Douglas MacArthur ride in the back seat of an automobile as they leave the airstrip on Wake Island for a small building where they will hold a historic conference on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. From: Gordon B. Cone.

President Harry S. Truman chats with General Douglas MacArthur after stepping off the presidential plane, The Independence, at Wake Island for a historic conference on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. On the left is Charles Ross, the President's Press Secretary. From: Gordon B. Cone

President Harry S. Truman disembarks from the presidential plane, The Independence, after arriving at Wake Island for a historic conference with General Douglas MacArthur on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Gordon B. Cone.