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From the back: former President Truman, Bess Truman, Mr. and Mrs. Rosenman, and a tour guide at Avignon, France

During his 1958 European trip, former President Harry S. Truman (the "Professor") and others begin a tour of Avignon, France, the city of Popes. Left to right are: A guide, Samuel Rosenman, Mr. Truman, Mrs. Samuel Rosenman, and Bess Truman. (From original slide SL2585) From: Truman Home.

Former President Truman, Bess Truman, and others meet Pablo Picasso at Vallauris, France

Former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman meet Pablo Picasso (left, back to camera) on the terrace of the Grimaldi Museum at Vallauris, France, during the Truman's 1958 European tour. The woman (2nd from left) is unidentified. The man behind Picasso is probably Sam Rosenman, on tour with the Trumans. (From original slide SL2583) From: Truman Home.

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

French President Vincent Auriol tours former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's residence at Hyde Park, New York. Foreground, left to right: President Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; and Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol. Also pictured: French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (behind Mrs. Roosevelt, left); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (background, right of Mrs. Auriol). All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Chapman Visits Hyde Park

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (center) poses with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) and former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau during the visit of French President Vincent Auriol to the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Visits Roosevelt Grave

President of France Vincent Auriol (foreground, left) places a wreath on the grave of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. Behind President Auriol, left to right: French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Also pictured: Elliott Roosevelt (fourth from right); and Minnewa (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt (fifth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground) visits the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York. Pictured behind President Auriol: former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (front row, left); Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol (front row, obscured behind President Auriol). Second row: French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (left); French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (second from left); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). Third row: Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet (left). Back row: Elliott Roosevelt (center). All others are unidentified.