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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.

President Truman and others view Armed Forces Day parade

President Harry S. Truman and others view the annual Armed Forces Day parade from the Presidential Reviewing Stand on the Ellipse. Viewers (left to right - front row) are: Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Navy Aide to the President; Brigadier General Morris J. Lee, Commander of Bolling Air Force Base, D.C., and officer-in-charge of Washington, D.C. area celebrations of the event; President Truman; Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President, and Major General Robert B. Landry, Air Force Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Arthur Marasco.