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Truman with kittens

President Harry S. Truman (left) offers a slice of birthday cake to two kittens sent to him at the White House as a present for his 61st birthday. General Harry Vaughan holds the cats while Commodore James Vardaman holds the crate the cats arrived in.

Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to PFC Franklin E. Sigler

On the White House lawn, President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to P.F.C. Franklin E. Sigler, U.S. Marines Corps (right). With President Truman is Commodore James K. Vardaman (background, left) and Captain Clark Clifford (background, second from left). All others are unidentified. From: George H. Sigler.

Truman receives Honorary Doctor of Law degree at Baylor University

President Harry S. Truman (standing behind podium) is awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, by Pat Neff, President (right). Behind Mr. Truman, on his right, is Dr. Gooch, Trustee. Seated on the front row, left is Admiral William D. Leahy. The others are unidentified. Mr. Truman is scheduled to address the nation after receiving the degree. From: Cyril Clemens, Editor, Mark Twain Journal, Kirkwood, Missouri

Meeting before atom bomb tests

Aboard the USS Mt. McKinley, part of the JTF-7 staff meet for final preparation plans. Pictured are Captain J. S. Russell, United States Navy Atomic Energy Commission; Dr. D. K. Froman, University of California and the USAFC; Brigadier General D.A. Ogden, United States Army; an unidentified man; and standing, Colonel Cullen, USAF in charge of photographic activities for the Task Force.