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Bess Truman and Muscular Dystrophy Poster Child

Ten-year-old Michael Danna of South Ozone Park, New York, chats with Mrs. Harry (Bess) Truman at the White House today before presenting a puppy, "Buttons, Jr." (on lap), to the wife of the President. Michael, selected as the national Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Poster Boy, has a dog of his own and advocates one for "every family." He decided "Buttons, Jr.," the seven-week-old cocker spaniel, should belong to the Trumans. The visit marked the official opening of the 1952-1953 Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Campaign. From: Houston Post.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice President-Elect Harry S. Truman, and Vice President Henry Wallace

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (left with his hand raised) rides in a car with Vice President-Elect Harry S. Truman (center) and Vice President Henry A. Wallace (far right), upon President Roosevelt's return to Washington, D.C. President Roosevelt's dog, Fala, is also in the picture, with his head peeking out over the top of the door. All others in the photo are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.