Ex-presidents

Taking time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet, former President Harry S. Truman is shown in a four-way handshake with (left to right) Brig. General C.C. Parrish (Kansas), Army Affairs Chairman; Mr. Truman; Naiff H. Kelel (Michigan); Col. John T. Carlton; and an unidentified man. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) takes time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet to discuss the political situation in the Third Congressional District of Iowa with Captain Lynn M. Anderson, USAR (Iowa). From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) takes time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet to shake hands and chat with Major General Carl Sutherland (Georgia), National Executive Committee for the Army. The location is unknown, probably Kansas City. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) takes time out from a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet to chat with Colonel Don Strong, ROA National Membership Chairman. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman, attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet, chats with several Reserve Officers. Left to right are: Lt. General Herbert B. Powell, Deputy C.G., Continental Army Command; Major General LeRoy Anderson, National Vice President for Army ROA; Harry S. Truman; and an unidentified Major General. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman, dapper in his formal wear, poses for a photo opportunity while attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. The location is unknown. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right)presents a citation award from the Reserve Officers Association to Lieutenant Colonel T. T. Harris (left), claiming for him "a place in this nation's Minute Man Hall of Fame," while Major General LeRoy Anderson (center) looks on. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) presents a citation award from the Reserve Officers Association to Lieutenant Colonel T.T. Harris (left), claiming for him "a place in this nation's Minute Man Hall of Fame," while Major General LeRoy Anderson (center) looks on. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Former President Harry S. Truman presents a citation award from the Reserve Officers Association to Franklin L. Orth (left, Deputy to Dewey Short, Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves), claiming for him "a place in this nation's Minute Man Hall of Fame," while Major General LeRoy Anderson (center)looks on. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman sits at the dinner table and chats with Colonel John W. Richardson (left), Air Force Reserve (Michigan), National President of the Reserve Officers Association, at an ROA awards banquet. The location is unknown. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.