President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman
President Harry S. Truman (right), accompanied by First Lady Bess Truman (left), leaves First Baptist Church. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.
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President Harry S. Truman and Family
President Harry S. Truman poses in front of the White House with his family while on his way to church. From left to right: President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, Fred Wallace, Madge (Mrs. D. W.) Wallace, and Miss Mary Truman. A car can be seen in the background. From the scrapbook of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.
President Harry S. Truman and Family
President Harry S. Truman poses with his family for members of the press while on their way to church. From left to right: President Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, Fred Wallace, Madge (Mrs. D. W.) Wallace, and Miss Mary Jane Truman. From the scrapbook of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.
President Harry S. Truman Announces the Surrender of Japan
President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) announces the surrender of Japan to the assembled reporters in the Oval Office. Seated on couch, left to right: David Niles (wearing round glasses, seated on the arm of the couch); Reathel Odum; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Samuel Rosenman, Special Counsel; and John W. Snyder, Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Also pictured: Secretary of State James Byrnes (behind President Truman, right) and Attorney General Tom Clark (standing, second from right).
President Harry S. Truman Sworn in as President
President Harry S. Truman is sworn in as President of the United States. Standing in the foreground from left to right are: Mr. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Margaret Truman. Standing in the background, from left to right are: Admiral William Leahy, unidentified (mostly obscured by Mrs. Truman's hat), Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, and William D. Simmons. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W. Snyder.
Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President
Vice President Harry S. Truman (left with his hand raised) is sworn in as President of the United States. Standing next to him is new First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) and their daughter, Margaret Truman (right). Standing in the background are Press Secretary Jonathan Daniels, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.
President Harry S. Truman Leaving for the Opening of Congress
President Harry S. Truman and members of his family and Cabinet are leaving for the Capitol building to attend President Truman's State of the Union address to Congress. From left to right, are: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, First Lady Bess W.
Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President of the United States
Vice President Harry S. Truman, front left, is sworn in as President of the United States by Chief Justice Harlan Stone, front right. Behind them are, from left to right, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Bess W. Truman (mostly obscured by Truman), Margaret Truman, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion Administrator Fred Vinson, and House Minority Leader Representative Joseph Martin, Jr. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.
Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President
Vice President Harry S. Truman (front left) is sworn in as President by Chief Justice Harlan Stone (center right). Behind them are, from left to right, are: Department Chairman of the War Manpower Commission Francis McNamee, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (mostly obscured by Truman), Bess Truman, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, Margaret Truman, and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.
Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President
Vice President Harry S. Truman (center left) is being sworn in as President of the United States. With him, from left to right, are Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, War Production Board Administrator Julius Krug, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, Department Chairman of the War Manpower Commission Francis McNamee, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (mostly obscured by Truman), Harry S.