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President Harry S. Truman welcomes delegates to the first United Nations General Assembly

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet representatives of a foreign nation at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; Mrs. Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman welcomes delegates to the first United Nations General Assembly

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet representatives of a foreign nation at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the reception line: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President, Mrs. Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman's, and Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman welcomes delegates to the first United Nations General Assembly

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet unidentified representatives of a foreign nation at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line are: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; Bess Truman; President Harry S. Truman; General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman welcomes delegates to the first United Nations General Assembly

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet representatives of a foreign nation at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; Bess Truman; Harry S. Truman; General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman welcomes delegates to the first United Nations General Assembly

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet unidentified representatives of a foreign nation at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; Bess Truman; Harry S. Truman; General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Home.

President Truman Welcomes Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov to the First United Nations General Assembly

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet Vyacheslav M. Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister and chairman of the U.S.S.R. delegation, at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line: James H. Foskett, (barely seen) Naval Aide to the President; Bess Truman; Harry S. Truman; General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. (Larger version of 66-2570) From: Truman Home.

President Truman Reads Announcement of Japanese Surrender

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II to various reporters and officials in the Oval Office. Seated on the sofa in the background are (left to right): Reathel Odum, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Samuel Rosenman, and John Snyder. Seated behind President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing behind President Truman at the window is Attorney General Tom Clark (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (right).

President Truman Reads Announcement of Japanese Surrender

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II to various reporters and officials in the Oval Office. Seated on the sofa in the background are (left to right): Reathel Odum, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Samuel Rosenman, and John Snyder. Seated behind President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing behind President Truman at the window is Attorney General Tom Clark (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (right).