Ex-presidents

Former President Harry S. Truman, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to attend a dinner hosted by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, is photographed with six members of the organization. Left to right (seated) are: Joseph Dunleavy, Mr. Truman, and John F. Murphy, President, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Lackawanna County; and (standing) Judge M. J. Eagen, Dr. John Corcoran, Attorney William P. Farrell, Thomas F. Murphy, and Kenneth O' Brien. From: George E. Clark, The Scranton Times, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Former President Harry S. Truman (seated at table, sixth from the left) is seated at the head table at a dinner hosted by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with members and guests shown standing behind and sitting in front of the table. From: George E. Clark, The Scranton Times, Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Former President Harry S. Truman (back seat, center) rides in the back seat of an automobile with Mayor James T. Hanlon (left) and Joseph J. Lawler (right), Pennsylvania Secretary of Highways, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he will attend a "Friendly Sons of St. Patrick" dinner. From: George E. Clark, The Scranton Times, Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center, left, in profile) is the center of attention of those gathered for a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

John L. Lewis (right), President of the United Mine Workers, chats with former President Harry S. Truman (third from right), former Senator Tom Connally and an unidentified man while attending a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left), attending a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., speaks with former Senator Tom Connally, John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, and an unidentified man. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center), attending a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., speaks with Charles Patrick Clark (left) and General Harry Vaughan (right). Mr. Clark was Associate Chief Counsel for the Truman Committee when Truman was a Senator in 1943. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Former President Harry S. Truman (fifth from the left) poses with a group of men and women assembled for a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. The only person identifiable is Charles Patrick Clark (on Truman's right, fourth from the left) who was Associate Chief Counsel for The Truman Committee when Truman was a Senator in 1943. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Former President Harry S. Truman sits at the dinner table next to Charles Patrick Clark who is speaking to those assembled for a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. Clark was Associate Chief Counsel for the Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program chaired by Senator Truman in 1943. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Former President Harry S. Truman, behind the podium, speaks to a group attending a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. The event and date are unknown. From: Charles Patrick Clark.