Gifts

Oscar K. LaRoque (right) being presented with a gift on the occasion of a party to commemorate his leaving the service of the Home Loan Bank Board and returning to the Federal Home Loan bank of Greensboro. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, Mr. Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; Mr. Vance Stirrup, Commander American Legion 10th District, Florida; President Harry S. Truman; and Mr. George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander visit with President Truman while he is on vacation. The gentlemen present President Truman with guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are standing on the grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida.

From left to right, Mr. Vance Stirrup, Commander American Legion 10th District, Florida; Mr. Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; President Harry S. Truman; and Mr. George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander visit with President Truman while he is on vacation. The gentlemen present President Truman with guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are standing on the grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida.

From left to right, Mr. Vance Stirrup, Commander American Legion 10th District, Florida; Mr. Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; President Harry S. Truman; and Mr. George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander visit with President Truman while he is on vacation. The gentlemen present President Truman with guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are standing on the grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida.

Joseph Galea, from New York City, (left) presenting flag to President Harry S. Truman (right) in recognition of the sympathy and assistance President Truman gave to the Island of Malta. Photo is inscribed: "To the Hon. J. Howard McGrath Chairman Nat. Dem. Committee Your Sincerely, Joseph Galea."

Belgian war memorial to U.S. soldiers consisting of an urn containing soil covered with the blood of American paratroopers spilled during the historic Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne, Belgium. The urn was presented to President Harry S. Truman on July 10, 1946, at the White House. The urn is made of jade green malachite from the Belgian Congo with the Four Freedoms lettered in silver. (See also 66-1852).

Presentation of a kit to make a gavel out of wood removed from the White House during the renovation to Sir Alexander Little. Left to right: Osborne Pearson, Sir Alexander Little, Walter Myers, Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson, Assistant Postmaster General John M. Redding, and Deputy Postmaster General Vincent Burke.

Assistant Postmaster General John Redding (right) putting a watch on unidentified man with unidentified women in background.

Close-up of the engraved plaque from the safe that Cabinet members gave to President Harry S. Truman as a Christmas gift. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Carafe set and safe that the Cabinet members gave to President Harry S. Truman as a Christmas gift. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook