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Pauley, Towers, Gates, and Marshall at Atsugi Airfield in Honshu, Japan

From left to right, Admiral J. H. Towers, Commander, 5th Fleet; A. L. Gates, Under-secretary of the Navy; Major General R. C. Marshall, Acting Chief of Staff, AFPAC; and Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley at Atsugi Airfield, Honshu, Japan. Ambassador Pauley arrived to discuss reparation payments. Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47, the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors.

Truman and Barkley in Washington After 1948 Election

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman, posing together on the front porch of the White House, with other dignitaries standing behind them. President Truman and Vice President-elect Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after winning the election of 1948. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison.

Presidents Harry S. Truman and Romulo Gallegos on Train at Bolivar, Missouri

From left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri Doyle C. McCraw, President Harry S. Truman, and General Harry Vaughan are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train during a playing of the national anthem. The train is in the station at Bolivar, Missouri, where President Truman was to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower at MATS Terminal, Washington National Airport

President Harry S. Truman (center) and General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right), newly appointed Supreme NATO Commander, review the "Guard of Honor" at MATS Terminal, Washington National Airport as General Eisenhower prepares to leave for Europe for a three-week inspection of European defenses and for a series of conferences with North Atlantic Treaty countries. The other man is unidentified. (Original negative) From: Maurice Lamarre.

Truman at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right) attending a baseball game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Standing next to Truman is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators. In the second row are, left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, Captain Robert Dennison, Colonel Robert Landy, and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. Others are unidentified.

Truman at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman attending a baseball game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Seated in the presidential box, front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan; Admiral William D. Leahy; President Truman. Second row of presidential box, left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross; Captain Robert Dennison (obscured by Leahy); Colonel Robert Landry; Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

Truman at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman (front-row, right) attending a baseball game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. President Truman is shaking hands with the owner of the Washington Senators, Clark Griffith (center). Standing in the second row, left to right are Press Secretary Charles Ross, Captain Robert Dennison, and Colonel Robert Landry. Others are unidentified.