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Truman delivering Christmas gifts

President Truman leaves the Summer White House with his arms laden with Christmas gifts for delivery. President Truman had earlier carried gifts to his 93 year old mother at Grandview, Missouri, before greeting friends at the Federal Courthouse in Kansas City. This is a good half-figure view of President Truman laughing as he holds Christmas presents. He is in front of his home in Independence. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

President Truman seated at a dining room table in his home in Independence as he prepares to light the White House Christmas Tree

President Harry S. Truman is shown seated at a dining room table in his home in Independence as he prepares to light the White House Christmas Tree by pressing a telegraphic buzzer. This was combined with a radio address to the nation recorded on December 22 before President Truman left for Independence.