President Truman with General Eisenhower
President Harry S. Truman (left) pinning an Oak Leaf Cluster (Distinguished Service Medal) on General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Armed forces officers
President Truman with Generals Eisenhower and Bradley and Secretary Royall
From left to right: General Dwight Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Omar Bradley. General Eisenhower is swearing in General Bradley as the new Army Chief of Staff.
President Truman with General Eisenhower and General Bradley
President Harry S. Truman (left) with General Dwight Eisenhower (center) and General Omar Bradley (right). President Truman is shaking hands with General Bradley after the General was sworn in as the new Army Chief of Staff.
General and Mrs. Omar Bradley
General Omar Bradley and his wife, Mary E. Bradley. General Bradley had just been sworn in as the Army Chief of Staff.
Harry Vaughan, Robert Landry, and Robert Dennison
From left to right, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, and Captain Robert Dennison.
Harry S. Truman boarding the Presidential Plane
President Harry S. Truman (front left) boarding the Presidential Plane with General Harry Vaughan (back right) and an unidentified man, while an unidentified soldier stands guard. President Truman was headed to Key West and a brief Florida vacation.
Harry S. Truman at a military funeral
Distance view of President Harry S. Truman attending the burial of twenty soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. These twenty were the first war dead now returned to be buried in the United States. The three chaplains leading the funeral services are: Major Henry Tavel; Colonel Patrick J. Ryan; and Captain J.F. Hughes.
Harry S. Truman boarding the Presidential Plane
President Harry S. Truman and General Harry Vaughan (at the top of the stairs) boarding the Presidential plane for a vacation to Key West, Florida. Same as 77-301.
Top officials of the National Military Establishment meet with Forrestal
Top officials of the National Military Establishment attend a special meeting to discuss military problems with Secretary of Defense James Forrestal at the Naval Base in Key West, Florida. From left to right, front row, are Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Operations; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, United States Navy, Chief of Staff to the President; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; General Carl Spaatz, USAAF, Chief of Staff, Air Force; and General Omar N. Bradley, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army. From left to right, back row, are: Vice Admiral Arthur W.
Top officials of the National Military Establishment meet with James Forrestal in Key West, Florida
Top officials of the National Military Establishment attend a special meeting to discuss military problems with Secretary of Defense James Forrestal at the Naval Base, Key West, Florida. Shown, from left to right, are: Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations; Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; Major General Alfred M. Gruenther, USA, Director, Joint Staff; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, Chief of Staff to the President; W. J.