Airports

From left to right: Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Caroline (Mrs. John F.) Simmons; and Chief of Protocol John F. Simmons wait at Washington National Airport for the Queen of the Netherlands to arrive. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (right) looks on as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left) addresses the crowd at Washington National Airport after his arrival in the United States. All others unidentified. In the background is President Truman's plane, the Independence. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (foreground) stands outside President Truman's plane, the Independence, after arriving at Washington National Airport. Also pictured: President Harry S. Truman (center, back to camera); British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden (background, second from left); and Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to the United States (background, third from left). All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

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.