Clergy

President Harry S. Truman and Archbishop of Boston Richard J. Cushing stand side-by-side and look down to inspect an unknown object. The photograph was taken at the Archbishop's residence in Brighton, Massachusetts during Truman's 1952 campaign trip to Boston. The photo is autographed as follows: To Our President - A courageous leader of his people - With affection and admiration - Richard J. Cushing. From: Truman home.

Myron C. Taylor, President Harry S. Truman's personal representative to the Vatican in Rome, chats with Pope Pius XII (right) who is seated at his desk in his office in the Vatican. From: Truman Home.

Transparency of a gold statue of an early Pope (not identified) with a black background. From: Truman Home.

Former President Harry S. Truman's visit to Pope Pius XII Institute-Graduate School of Fine Arts for Women, Florence, Italy during his European trip of 1956. Bess Truman can be seen walking behind him.

Former President Harry S. Truman's visit to Pope Pius XII Institute-Graduate School of Fine Arts for Women, Florence, Italy during European trip of 1956. The former President is 7th from the left, and Bess Truman is next to him in the group photo.

Head table at the Laurel Club luncheon attended by members of the Society of American Archivists and others at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints building. From Left to right: Sue Gentry, Richard S. Kirkendall, Viva (Mrs. P.H.) Bahmer, W. Howard Adams, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Ted Brown, former President Harry S. Truman, Mary (Mrs. J. Roger) De Witt, and Robert H. Bahmer, and W. Wallace Smith.

Head table at the Laurel Club luncheon attended by members of the Society of American Archivists and others at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints building. From left to right: Sue Gentry, Richard S. Kirkendall, Viva (Mrs. P.H.) Bahmer, W. Howard Adams, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, W. Wallace Smith (speaking), former President Harry S. Truman, Mary (Mrs. J. Roger) De Witt, and Robert H. Bahmer.

Head table at the Laurel Club luncheon attended by members of the Society of American Archivists and others at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints building. From Left to right: Sue Gentry, Richard S. Kirkendall, Viva (Mrs. P.H.) Bahmer, W. Howard Adams, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, W. Wallace Smith (speaking), former President Harry S. Truman, Mary (Mrs. J. Roger) De Witt, and Robert H. Bahmer.

W. Wallace Smith (center) speaking at the Laurel Club luncheon in the Auditorium of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Independence, Missouri. The luncheon was held for members of the Society of American Archivists annual meeting. Others in photo are unidentified.

Rear Admiral Sidney W. Souers (on podium), shakes hands with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who laid the cornerstone for the CIA's new 5 million dollar building. The present director, Allen Dulles, is on the right of the President, while Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, chaplain of the Senate, is on the platform behind Adm. Souers.