Ex-presidents

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and actress Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty from the television program "Gunsmoke") stand in front of a painting of Mr. Truman in his Grand Master of Missouri Masonic regalia.

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.

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.

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.

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 (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) and Mayor William Sermon of Independence, Missouri (left) pose with a certificate of the Mayor's Traffic Safety Education Committee.

Former President Harry S. Truman shows grandson Clifton Truman Daniel, and son-in-law Clifton Daniel around the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman watches a group of Christmas carolers outside his home at 219 North Delaware Street in Independence, Missouri. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman and two unidentified men stand in the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library.