Governors

Governor Allan Shivers of Texas rides in an open car in President Harry S. Truman's inaugural parade. 

Left to right: American Legion National Commander Paul Griffith shown with Governor Thomas E. Dewey (New York) and unidentified man.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (front row, left), and other dignitaries, standing on the reviewing platform during ceremonies marking the presence of President Truman in Bolivar, Missouri to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar. Standing behind President Truman is Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly. All others are unidentified.

Thomas E. Dewey, Republican candidate for President, with his wife at his side, waves to the crowd from the rear platform of the "Dewey Victory Special" at a 1948 campaign train stop in Warrensburg, Missouri. Others on the train are unidentified. From: Ken Raveill (Credit: "Photo by Ken Raveill, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library")

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (foreground, left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right), and other unidentified dignitaries sitting on a platform in front of the county courthouse in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. Seated in the second row, visible between President Truman and President Gallegos, is the Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri, Doyle C. McCraw. Seated slightly behind President Truman is the Governor of Missouri, Phil Donnelly.

Front row, from left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly, Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri, and President Harry S. Truman are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. President Gallegos has just been presented with the key to the city. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri, after receiving the key to the city. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. Standing from left to right: unidentified man; Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly; President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela; Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar; and President Truman.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (seated, left) attended a drought conference of State Governors and legislators in Des Moines, Iowa. Also in attendance were Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas (seated, right); Governor Alf Landon of Kansas (standing, second from left); and Senator Harry S. Truman (standing, fourth from right, with moustache). Others are unidentified. From: Frank Scherschel.

Photo of Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York (right) and diplomat Arthur Z. Gardiner (left).

President Harry S. Truman (second from the right)and the Royal Governor of Bermuda, Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham (right), riding in Governor's ceremonial landau with aides James H. Foskett (opposite President Truman) and Harry H. Vaughan (opposite Admiral Leatham). From: Harry H. Vaughan.