Ex-presidents

Amanda Blake (right) and Milburn Stone (left), stars of the television show "Gunsmoke," shake hands with former President Harry S. Truman (center) during a visit to the Harry S. Truman Library.

From left to right, Dr. Harry Jonas, former President Harry S. Truman, Howard Cook, and William Paxton, all of Independence, Missouri, shake hands after completion of a course in "practical politics." They are in Mr. Truman's office at the Truman Library.

Amanda Blake (right) and Milburn Stone (center), stars of the television show "Gunsmoke," talk to former President Harry S. Truman (left) during a visit to the Harry S. Truman Library.

Actress Amanda Blake and former President Harry S. Truman (right) examine something in the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) presents Harry S. Truman Library archivist Harry Clark (left) with a General Services Administration award at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) presents Harry S. Truman Library employee Sam Overstreet (left) with a General Services Administration award at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) presents General Services Administration awards to Harry S. Truman Library employees. From left to right: Harry Clark, Leon Cox, William A. Story, former President Truman, Sam Overstreet, W. A. Holloway, Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Joseph Collins, and unidentified.

Amanda Blake (right) and Milburn Stone (center), stars of the television show "Gunsmoke," talk to former President Harry S. Truman (left) during a visit to the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) presents Harry S. Truman Library guard William A. Story (left) with a General Services Administration award at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) presents Harry S. Truman Library employee Leon Cox (left) with a General Services Administration award at the Harry S. Truman Library.