Friends and associates

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) is shown with Kansas City political faction leader, James M. Pendergast (right), during filming of a "Pendergast Television" speech aired on August 3, 1956. See MP66-37. Donor: New York Herald Tribune.

Former President Harry S. Truman's 75th Birthday was marked by 66 parties held in cities across the country. Sixteen of them were linked by closed circuit TV from New York City, where Mr. Truman was. This photo shows the Truman's longtime cook, Vietta Garr (left) and an unidentified African American lady in attendance.

A color photo of (left to right) former President Harry S. Truman, David Noyes, and Edwin Pauley at the University of California Los Angeles.

Former President Harry S. Truman (front, center at first table on the right) and guests are shown at the Truman-Evans banquet at the Harry S. Truman Library. Tom Evans was a Kansas City businessman and good friend of Mr. Truman. Among others attending were Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman (far left), Dr. and Mrs. Philip Brooks, and Tom Evans. See also 2004-22.

The James Pendergast family and others at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Mrs. Kathleen Pendergast, unidentified woman, unidentified woman, unidentified man, unidentified man, and James Pendergast.

The James Pendergast family and others at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Mrs. Kathleen Pendergast, unidentified woman, unidentified woman, unidentified man, unidentified man, and James Pendergast.

Former President Harry S. Truman at the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. Mr. Truman is shown with members of Battery D., 129th Field Artillery, World War I. Left to right are Eddie Meisburger, Eugene P. Donnelly, former President Harry S. Truman, Frank Kunz, and Arthur H. Bell. This photo is from a series of four photos that are identical to photos 95-92-01, 95-92-02, 95-92-03, and 95-92-05.

Judge Samuel Rosenman (left) and former President Harry S. Truman, wearing a hat, walk the streets of southern France.

Former President Harry S. Truman, hat in hand, talks with local officials in Nice, France. Judge Samuel Rosenman is at far right.

From left to right, Mrs. Samuel Rosenman, an unidentified woman, former President Harry S. Truman, waving, and an unidentified man. They are on the S.S. Constitution, the ship that took them on a European vacation.