Award presentations

President Harry S. Truman (right) receives the Golden Anniversary Civic Award of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in recognition of "Gratitude for his contributions to the welfare of our country and its citizens" at a White House ceremony. DeVere Watson, Grand Worthy Vice President of the Eagles (left), made the presentation.

Major General Robert Landry (left) presents the Department of Defense Reserve Award to Dan Kimball (right), president of Aerojet General Corporation and former Secretary of the Navy.

Major General Robert Landry, Commander of the Fourth Air Force, right, presents the Department of Defense Reserve Award Pennant to Albert Schwabacher, Senior partner of the San Francisco investment firm of Schwabacher and Company. The award from Secretary Charles Wilson, was conferred as tangible evidence of Department of Defense appreciation for the Company's cooperative personnel practices in support of reserve activities of the Armed Forces.

Major General Robert Landry is presented with the Governor Goodwin Knight trophy at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California. Far left is General Robert Landry, all others are unknown.

Military officers participate in the presentation of Governor Goodwin Knight trophy at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) with the third leaf cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal during a ceremony at the Pentagon.

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents the Collier Trophy to Lewis A. Rodert, chief of the flight research section of the Cleveland Laboratory on National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. He earned the trophy for his work in developing de-icing technology for airplanes.

Robert C. Goodwin, Director of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Employment Security, is shown standing in the center. To the right of Goodwin is a Mr. Maqui identified as from Pakistan. He and the man other men have probably just received their completion of training certificate. Others in view are not identified nor is the exact location.

A U.S. Labor Department official identified by the initials WRC and standing in for Robert C. Goodwin, Director of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Employment Security, is shown in the center. A Mr. Guner from Turkey is standing on the right holding his completion of training certificate. The man on the left is not identified. A framed portrait of President Lyndon B. Johnson is visible on the wall.

President Harry S. Truman congratulates Admiral Chester W. Nimitz after a ceremony in the White house awarding Nimitz a Gold Star in lieu of earning a fourth Distinguished Service Medal. From Left to Right; President Harry S. Truman, Catherine F. Nimitz, Chester W. Nimitz, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John L. Sullivan. Others in the background are unidentified.