Legislators

President Harry S. Truman (left) giving a speech to Congress. Behind President Truman, seated from left to right, is President of the Senate Pro Tempore Arthur H. Vandenberg (Michigan) and Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin. In his address to Congress President Truman was asking for price and wage controls to reduce the high cost of living for Americans.

From left to right: Senator Eugene McCarthy (Minnesota), former President Harry S. Truman, Senator Edward Long (Missouri), and St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Stan Musial at a Democratic Campaign rally in Jefferson City, Missouri. From: Houston Post.

From left to right: Carter T. Barron, representative of Loew's Capitol Theater, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures; Vice President Harry S. Truman; Lana Turner; Admiral William Halsey; and Senator Alben Barkley at the U.S. Capitol. Donor: Carter T. Barron.

James Forrestal is sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Chief Justice Fred Vinson, while the top ranking civilian officials and military personnel witness the ceremony. Left to right are General Dwight D. Eisenhower, John L. Sullivan, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Senator Stuart Symington, Major General Alfred M. Gruenther, and Thomas J. Hargrave.

Senator Millard E. Tydings, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, makes the dedication address during ceremonies at the mall entrance to the Pentagon Building unveiling a bust and plaque honoring the late James Forrestal, first Secretary of Defense, 1947-1949.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman greeting Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, and Warren Austin just arriving from a plane.

President Harry S. Truman greeting George C. Marshall, Arthur Vandenberg, and Warren Austin just arriving from a plane.

President Harry S. Truman with the Freshman Democratic Congressmen. From left to right: Charles B. Deane (North Carolina), Joe L. Evins (Tennessee), President Truman, Monroe M. Reddon (North Carolina), James C. Davis (Georgia). Second row, left to right: Wingate Lucas(Texas), John F. Kennedy (Massachusetts), John Bell Williams (Mississippi), Laurie C. Battle (Alabama). Third row, left to right: W.J. Bryan Dorn (South Carolina), Robert E. Jones (Alabama), John A. Blatnik (Minnesota). Fourth row, left to right: Omar Burleson (Texas), and Harold D. Donohue (Massachusetts).

President Harry S. Truman (center) with Congressman Francis E. Walter (left) and Ray Sawyer (right), National Commander of American Veterans of World War II. President Truman signed the AMVETS of World War II bill, granting them a government charter.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and World War II Veterans. President Truman is holding an invitation to attend the National Convention of Disabled American Veterans in Las Vegas, Nevada. Members of the group include: Senator Pat McCarran (third from the right); Congressman Charles H. Russell; Commander Lloyd Olson, Disabled American Veterans; Vivian Corbley, National Adjutant, Disabled American Veterans; Jack Walsh; John Sullivan, National Legislative Director of Disabled American Veterans; and John Henry Feller, Vice President for Public Relations, Disabled American Veterans.