Naval officers

President Harry S. Truman (seated, first to the left of the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated, second to the left of the podium), Bess Truman (seated, second to the right of the podium) and others on a platform in Bolivar, Missouri. They are attending the ceremonies dedicating a statue of Simon Bolivar. Also present was Admiral William Leahy (far left, in naval uniform). All others are unidentified.

Ambassador Edwin Pauley with identified U.S. Navy officers on board a ship.

From left to right, Admiral J. H. Towers, Commander, 5th Fleet; A. L. Gates, Under-secretary of the Navy; Major General R. C. Marshall, Acting Chief of Staff, AFPAC; and Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley at Atsugi Airfield, Honshu, Japan. Ambassador Pauley arrived to discuss reparation payments. Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47, the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors.

From left to right, Admiral John Henry Towers, Ambassador Edwin Pauley, and Major General R. C. Marshall at a dinner held in Pauley's honor at the Imperial Hotel.

From left to right, Major General Akin, Admiral John Henry Towers, Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley, and Major General R. C. Marshall at Pauley's dinner at the Imperial Hotel.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House with other dignitaries standing behind them. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election. Also present is Admiral William D. Leahy (background, left, in naval hat) and Captain Robert Dennison (background, right, in naval hat). Others are unidentified.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman, posing together on the front porch of the White House, with other dignitaries standing behind them. President Truman and Vice President-elect Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after winning the election of 1948. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right) attending a baseball game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Standing next to Truman is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators. In the second row are, left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, Captain Robert Dennison, Colonel Robert Landy, and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attending a baseball game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Seated in the presidential box, front row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan; Admiral William D. Leahy; President Truman. Second row of presidential box, left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross; Captain Robert Dennison (obscured by Leahy); Colonel Robert Landry; Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front-row, right) attending a baseball game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. President Truman is shaking hands with the owner of the Washington Senators, Clark Griffith (center). Standing in the second row, left to right are Press Secretary Charles Ross, Captain Robert Dennison, and Colonel Robert Landry. Others are unidentified.