Ex-presidents

Major General William H. Harrison, Jr., President, National Guard Association of the United States, addressing the spectators at the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Major General Ellard A. Walsh, Past President; Former President Harry S. Truman; Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Philip Pincus, United States Air Force; Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) William H. Dickinson, Texas Army National Guard; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr., President, National Guard Association of the United States; Malcolm A.

Former President Harry S. Truman delivering his dedicatory address at the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. dedication services. From left to right: Mr. Hugh Milton, Undersecretary of the Army; Major General Ellard A. Walsh; Former President Truman; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr.

Former President Harry S. Truman delivering his dedicatory address on the occasion of the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Former President Harry S. Truman (at podium) delivering his dedicatory address on the occasion of the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Taking time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards dinner, former President Harry S. Truman poses with Lt. Colonel Robert E. Adams (at left) and Colonel Rufus Burrus (at right) in front of a wall of flags. The location of the banquet is unknown. (Original in oversize drawer.) From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Taking time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards dinner, former President Harry S. Truman and Lt. Colonel Robert E. Adams pose for a photo in front of a wall of flags. The location is unknown. (Original in the oversize drawer.) From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman and other sitting dignitaries chat with an unidentified female member of the U.S. Air Force prior to ceremonies awarding the former President a plaque honoring him as First Commander-in-Chief of the United States Air Force. (See also 2007-216.) Left to right (sitting) are: Orchestra leader Skitch Henderson, Toastmaster; Mr. Truman; Senator Stuart Symington; Hon. Eugene Zuckert, Secretary of the Air Force; and General Carl A. Spaatz. (Original photograph in oversize drawer.) The location is unknown.

On the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the United States Air Force, former President Harry S. Truman accepts a plaque from an unidentified female member of the U.S. Air Force, which reads, in part: "In recognition of his understanding and appreciation of the Aero Space Age and for providing the United States of America with an independent Air Force to meet the challenges of the future, this testimonial is presented to Harry S. Truman, First Commander-in-Chief, United States Air Force...." Others in the photo, left to right, are: Orchestra leader Skitch Henderson, Toastmaster; Mr.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center of main table on right) attends a banquet at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri. The date and event are unknown. Fourth on Truman's right is Col. L. Curtis Tiernan, Chaplain to the U.S. forces in Europe during World War II. The others are unidentified. (Original in oversize drawer.) From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center-back row) sits at the main dinner table enjoying a banquet at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri, in a room full of round tables and fellow dinner companions. Mr. Truman's brother, Vivian Truman, is seated on the right at the main table. The event and identity of the others are unknown. (Photo is in the oversize drawer.) From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.