Dedications (Monuments, etc.)

Former President Harry S. Truman, third from left, poses for a photograph while attending the dedication of his birthplace in Lamar, Missouri. Second from the left is Senator Stuart Symington, and second from the right is Truman friend Randall Jessee.

Former President Harry S. Truman, second from right, approaches the podium at the ceremony held to dedicate his birthplace in Lamar, Missouri. The man second from the left is Senator Stuart Symington. All others in the photograph are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman, background- center left, walks in a parade held in his honor at the dedication of his birthplace in Lamar, Missouri. All others in photograph are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman, background- center left, walks in a parade held in his honor at the dedication of his birthplace in Lamar, Missouri. All others in photograph are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman, front row second from right, walks and talks with another man while attending the dedication of his birthplace in Lamar, Missouri. All others in the photograph are unidentified.

Cheerleaders and a band march in a parade in a parade held in honor of the dedication of President Harry S. Truman's birthplace in Lamar, Missouri.

Two unidentified men shake hands while Rufus Burrus (in uniform) and others look on at the dedication of President Harry S. Truman's birthplace in Lamar, Missouri.

President Truman addresses crowd from the porch of the ancestral home of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt during dedication of the site as a national shrine on the first anniversary of President Roosevelt's death. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

President Harry S. Truman pats Fala, pet dog of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on the porch of the Roosevelt ancestral home at Hyde Park, New York. The estate was turned over to the government as a national shrine on the first anniversary of the death of President Roosevelt. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

May Almighty God give us wisdom to carry on in the way of Franklin D. Roosevelt, were words spoken by President Harry S. Truman from the porch of the Roosevelt ancestral home at Hyde Park, New York on the first anniversary of his death. The estate was turned over to the government as a national shrine. This photograph shows President Truman fairly close-up at the podium. Donor: New York Herald Tribune