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President Truman arrives at the Naval Academy

President Harry S. Truman and his party receiving honors as they disembark from the President's yacht, the U.S.S. WILLIAMSBURG, at the U.S. Naval Academy: (left to right) Captain Sam Fletcher, United States Marine Corps; Vice Admiral Aubrey Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Captain Jesse Wallace, Chief of Staff, Severn River Naval Command; the President; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (partially obscured) Fleet Admiral William Leahy; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Captain James Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; White House aide Edwin Locke, Jr.

Overview of the swimming pool and swimmers at the U. S. Marine Corps Training Base at Quantico, Virginia

Overview of the swimming pool and swimmers at the U. S. Marine Corps Training Base at Quantico, Virginia. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos of President Truman's trip to the U. S. Marine Corps Training Base. A gift from Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U. S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Training Schools.

Photographers taking pictures of President Truman during his visit to the U. S. Marine Corps Training School at Quantico, Virginia

Photographers taking pictures of President Truman during his visit to the U. S. Marine Corps Training School at Quantico, Virginia. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos of President Truman during his visit to the Quantico, Virginia Marine Corps Training School. Gift from Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U. S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Corps Schools.

President Truman at the Marine Training School in Quantico, Virginia

President Harry S. Truman, photographers, and unidentified people in the reviewing stand at the Marine Training School in Quantico, Virginia. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos of President Truman during his visit to the Marine Corps training school at Quantico, Virginia. Gift from Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U. S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Corps Schools.

Truman inspecting munitions at the Marine Corps Training School

President Harry S. Truman inspecting munitions with unidentified Marines during his visit to the Marine Corps Training School at Quantico, Virginia. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos of President Truman during his visit to the Marine Corps Training School at Quantico, Virginia. Gift from Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Training Schools.