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Governor Pinero Congratulates Truman at the Conclusion of His Address

President Harry S. Truman (right, just behind podium) receiving congratulations from Governor Jesus Pinero of Puerto Rico following his address at the Naval Air Station in San Juan, during ceremonies welcoming the President to Puerto Rico. Standing on the left, from left to right are Colonel Robert Landry, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and President of the Puerto Rican Senate Luis Munoz Marin (smoking cigarette). Standing between Governor Pinero and President Truman is Vice Admiral Daniel Barbey. Others are unidentified.

Truman and Others at Airfield in San Juan

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaking upon his arrival at the Naval Air Station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Standing behind Truman, from left to right: Colonel Robert B. Landry, Air Force Aide to the President; Honorable Julius A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior; Honorable Jesus T. Pinero, Governor of Puerto Rico; Honorable Luis Munoz Marin, President of Puerto Rican Senate; Dr. Francisco Susoni, Speaker of the House of Puerto Rico (slightly behind Marin, wearing hat and two-tone shoes); Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey; Major General Harry H.

Naval Officers Salute Truman

Senior officers at the Naval Base in Key West, Florida, salute President Truman upon his arrival. From left to right: Captain Cecil C. Adell, Captain O. A. Smith, Captain Henry M. Cooper, Captain J. R. Ruhsenberger, Captain M. E. A. Gouin, Captain A. G. W. McFadden, Captain L. R. Daspit, and Captain W. A. Saunders.

Truman Leaves Boca Chica Airfield

Admiral William D. Leahy (left, back to camera), President Harry S. Truman (center), and Captain Cecil Adell (right, in uniform) get into a car and prepare to leave Boca Chica Airfield for the President's Quarters at the naval base in Key West, Florida. Truman is beginning a vacation trip to Key West, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. All others are unidentified.

Harry Vaughan, Wallace Graham, and others at a dinner in Berkeley, California

A group at a dinner in Berkeley, California, during President Harry S. Truman's trip to the West Coast. Front row, left to right, are Albert Kam Chow (unofficial mayor of San Francisco's Chinatown), Harry Vaughan, Dr. Wallace Graham, Myra Houck, Myrtle Bergheim, and Press Secretary Charles Ross. The second row, across the table, are Captain Robert Dennison (partly visible), Colonel Robert Landy, Rose Conway, and Matthew Connelly. (Same as 96-122) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.