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Former President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Senator and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Lyndon B. Johnson at a meeting of the Democratic National Finance Committee held in Marion, Indiana. From left to right: Senator Henry Jackson, Truman, Johnson.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) speaks with Senator John J. Sparkman (center) and an unidentified man at a meeting of the Democratic National Finance Committee held in Marion, Indiana.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) speaks with Senator John J. Sparkman (center) and an unidentified man at a meeting of the Democratic National Finance Committee held in Marion, Indiana.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson (right) and Alabama Senator John Sparkman (standing) in the Oval Office. Stevenson and Sparkman had just accepted the Democratic nominations for President and Vice President, respectively.

Former President Harry S. Truman with Senators and Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at a meeting of the Democratic National Finance Committee held in Marion, Indiana. From left to right: Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson. Others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaks with Senator Henry Jackson and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Senator Lyndon B. Johnson at a meeting of the Democratic National Finance Committee held in Marion, Indiana. From left to right: Jackson, Truman, Johnson.

Representative Richard Bolling (left) and Sugar Creek, Missouri Mayor Rudy Roper (right) at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library during Robert F. Kennedy's visit in 1960. Donor: Alex M. Petrovic

Robert F. Kennedy (center of photo, facing camera) meets with Sugar Creek, Missouri Mayor Rudy Roper (second from left), Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon (left), Representative Richard Bolling (far right), and an unidentified man in the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library while campaigning for his brother, John F. Kennedy. Others are unidentified. Donor: Alex M. Petrovic

President Harry S. Truman stands behind a podium at a political rally in Hibbing, Minnesota during the 1952 Presidential campaign. His daughter Margaret Truman (partially hidden by microphone) and Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey (right) are also on the stage. All others are unidentified. From: Margaret Truman Daniel scrapbook 1952

Senator William H. King (left) swearing in Senator Monrad C. Wallgren (right) in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol on December 19, 1940. Alben Barkley (center) is watching the ceremony.