Airports

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) greets British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (foreground, right) and his party upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. President Truman's plane, the Independence, is in the background. Others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (center, left) and President Harry S. Truman (center, right) walk towards the crowd gathered at Washington National Airport for Churchill's arrival in the United States. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Cabinet members and others wait at Washington National Airport to greet the President of Ecuador. Front row, left to right: Vice President Alben Barkley; Mrs. Jane Alben; Mrs. Alice Acheson; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Attorney General Howard McGrath; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; and the Ambassador from Ecuador Luis Antonio Penaherrera. All others unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug (left) shakes hands with Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at Washington National Airport. Others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

United States Ambassador George C. McGhee (right)shakes hands with Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (third from right) at the airport, while other unidentified dignitaries look on. Ambassador McGhee was visiting Nuremberg, Germany and the 2nd Armed Cavalry.

Administrative Assistant Richard E. Neustadt (right) greets Charles S. Murphy (left) as he arrives at the Boca Chica, Florida airport to join President Harry S. Truman and his party on vacation in Key West. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, center) at Boca Chica airport, shortly after arriving in Florida for a vacation at Key West is greeted by Captain Cecil Adell (right, in uniform) and unidentified others.

President Harry S. Truman (right) speaking with Captain Cecil Adell (left) at Boca Chica airport, shortly after arriving in Florida for a vacation at Key West.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (center) arriving at the airport in Washington and being greeted by a number of dignitaries, including W. Averell Harriman (second from left), Director of the Mutual Security Agency, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (foreground, second from right). All others unidentified.

Republican presidential candidate General Dwight D. Eisenhower (center right) is greeted by Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon (center left) among a crowd of others on his arrival at Washington National Airport. All others are unidentified.