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President Harry S. Truman Shakes Hands With Wounded Veterans

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with wounded veterans from the Washington area during a garden party at the White House. Over 800 veterans attended the event. President Truman is shaking hands with Army Nurse Lieutenant Joan Cruchacz. Standing in the receiving line from left to right: unidentified woman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, unidentified woman (partly obscured), President Truman, General Harry Vaughan, and Captain Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at Army-Navy Football Game

President Harry S. Truman and guests at the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Front row, left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, President Truman, standing are Margaret Truman, and Admiral William Leahy. Second row: Admiral Robert Dennison (standing, left); and General Robert Landry (second from left). All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman Holds Press Conference

President Harry S. Truman (standing at the table) holds a press conference while on vacation in Key West, Florida on the Naval Submarine Base to discuss how the Presidential election is having a negative effect on the settlement of foreign and domestic affairs. Standing behind President Truman is, from left to right: unidentified, unidentified, General Wallace Graham, John Steelman, Admiral Robert Dennison, William Hassett, Eben Ayers, General Robert Landry, and Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Chats with Guests at the Army-Navy Football Game

President Harry S. Truman and others enjoy the Army-Navy Football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Front row, left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, President Truman, Margaret Truman, and Admiral William Leahy. In the second row standing between Truman and Margaret Truman is General Robert Dennison, President Truman's Air Force Aide. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman with Staff

President Harry S. Truman (front row, center) poses for a picture with members of his staff while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The picture is taken on the naval base where the President stayed while on vacation. Seated, left to right: Joseph Feeney, Charles S. Murphy, Admiral William Leahy, President Truman, John Steelman, William D. Hassett, and Roger Tubby. Standing, left to right: David Bell, Donald Dawson, Admiral Robert Dennison, Joseph Short, Matthew Connelly, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, David Stowe, and David Lloyd. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman and Others at a Baseball Game

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff attending a baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. From left to right are: Vice President Alben Barkley; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Major General Harry Vaughan (behind Vinson); Major General Robert Landry (behind Truman); President Truman; Matthew Connelly (behind Truman and Griffith); Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators; Admiral William D. Leahy; Bucky Harris, manager of Senators; Lou Boudreau, manager of the Red Sox. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.