Ex-presidents

Former President Harry S. Truman (third from left) is shown in a six-way handshake with three members of the "Blue Team," Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., and others who visited the Truman Library during a National Security Seminar in Kansas City, Missouri. Of those who can be identified are Colonel Fred J. Frazer (3rd from right), Colonel John A. Riffle (2nd from right), and Rufus Burrus (right). (See 2004-396 thru 401; 77-2523 thru 2529; 77-2571 and 2572; 72-3753; and 2006-131, 132, and 134.) From: Lucille Patterson

Former President Harry S. Truman in an eight-way handshake with members of the "Blue Team" from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., who were at the Truman Library for a National Security Seminar. Left to right are: Unidentified, Colonel John A. Riffle, Colonel Fred J. Frazer, Colonel William A. Twitchell, Former President Truman, Colonel Charles E. Caple, Lt. Colonel Walter G. Allen, and Colonel Robert E. Goerder. (See 2004-396 thru 401; 77-2523 thru 2529; 77-2571 and 2572; 72-3753; and 2006-132 thru 134.) From: Lucille Patterson

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with John M. Patterson at the office of the Crusade for Freedom, Radio Free Europe Fund. The exact date and location are unknown.

Former President Harry S. Truman, during a trip to Duck Key, Florida, with his family, visits the Little White House at Key West and plays the piano which had formerly been on the U.S.S. Williamsburg. Looking on is Rear Admiral Louis J. Kirn. From: Mrs. Alva Parks.

A smiling former President Harry S. Truman accompanies violin virtuoso Jack Benny on the piano at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, during preparations for a TV program. (Similar to 60-28) From: Kim Park.

Former President Harry S. Truman and wife Bess pose for a photo with four members of Theta Sigma Phi on the occasion of a Matrix Dinner held at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. Left to right are: Mr. Truman, Mrs. W.L.C. Palmer, Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark (former U.S. Treasurer), Mrs. Gordon McKenzie, Mrs. Willie Snow Ethridge (speaker from Louisville, Kentucky), and Bess Truman. From: Mrs. W.L.C. Palmer

Former President Harry S. Truman meets with Coordinators of the Test Cities with the Fund for Adult Education, Racine Adult Education Council Incorporated, at his office in the Federal Reserve Bank Building, Kansas City, Missouri. On his right is his brother, J. Vivian Truman. The others are unidentified. From: James L. Page, Racine Adult Education Council Incorporated 620 Lake Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin

Former President Harry S. Truman (center), Bess Truman (on his right, in white hat), and Margaret Truman (behind waiter on Bess's right), have lunch aboard the S.S. President Cleveland upon arrival at San Francisco, California, after a month's vacation in Hawaii. The other people are unidentified. From: Bayard C. Rucker.

Upon arrival in San Francisco, California, after a month's vacation in Hawaii, former President Harry S. Truman, escorted by Captain Hobart J. Ehman (right), walks down the deck of the liner S.S. President Cleveland in preparation for departure from the ship. Behind Mr. Truman, on his right, Bess and Margaret Truman descend a flight of stairs to join him. (See 2002-463 through 469.) (Original negative included.) From: Bayard C. Rucker.

Standing at the rail on board the S.S. President Cleveland, Mrs. Bess Truman, former President Harry S. Truman, and daughter Margaret, pose for news photographers as they return to San Francisco, California, from a month's vacation in Hawaii. On Margaret's right is Captain Hobart J. Ehman, skipper of the liner. (Similar to 2002-463, 464, and 465.) (Original negative included.) From: Bayard C. Rucker.