Governors

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with an unidentified man (left) during a trip to Lincoln, Nebraska. Standing between President Truman and the unidentified man is Nebraska Governor Val Peterson. The other men in the picture are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with an unidentified man (left) during a trip to Lincoln, Nebraska. Standing between President Truman and the unidentified man is Nebraska Governor Val Peterson. The other men holding umbrellas are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman sits at lunch with governors from seven states before a conference on flood conditions. From left to right, they are Governor Norman Brunsdale, North Dakota; Governor William Beardsley, Iowa; Governor Adlai Stevenson, Illinois; General Curtis LeMay of the Air Force; President Truman; Governor Val Peterson, Nebraska; Governor Sigurd Anderson, South Dakota; Governor Elmer Anderson, Minnesota; and Governor Walter Kohler, Wisconsin.

President Harry S. Truman is attending the dedication of the World War II Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Seated in the front row from left to right are: Mary Jane Truman, unidentified woman, two unidentified men, Mayor Glenn Cunningham of Omaha, Governor of Nebraska Val Peterson, President Truman, and an unidentified man. Seated behind the unidentified man on the right is Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) rides in the back of an open car with Mayor of Omaha Glenn Cunningham (center), and Nebraska Governor Val Peterson (right). Others standing in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, in the white suit and armband, stands with Mary Jane Truman (left), Nebraska Governor Val Peterson (directly to the right of President Truman), and another unidentified man while attending the 35th Division Reunion Parade in Omaha, Nebraska. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left), Senator John J. Sparkman (center), and Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (right) are seated around Truman's desk at the White House reading a document. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Sparkman are the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively, of the Democratic Party. This photo comes from the General Scrapbook, Volume III, 1950-1952.

The 1952 Democratic Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates arrive at the White House for a meeting with President Harry S. Truman. From left to right: Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate John Sparkman; Governor and Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson; White House Press Secretary Joseph Short; Mr. Blair; and White House Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. The photographer in the background is unidentified. This photo comes from the General Scrapbook, Volume III, 1950-1952.

A crowd of people are seated in the distinguished guests section behind the speakers at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Standing at the center is G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, the Governor of Michigan. Directly below and in front of him is India Edwards, former Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The man in the lower left corner, wearing the white hat is likely former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. All others are unidentified.

Chief Justice Earl Warren (left), Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (center), and Senator William Knowland (right) are sitting in the front row at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Seated behind Mrs. Roosevelt and Mr. Knowland is former Attorney General James McGranery. Seated in the top row are, from left to right: unidentified man, unidentified woman in red hat, Orville Freeman, Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan, and Averell Harriman. All others are unidentified.