Harry S. Truman giving a speech
President Harry S. Truman (right) giving a speech to the Conference of National Women's Organizations. On the left is Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. In the background on the right is Captain Robert Dennison.
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Harry S. Truman at a military funeral
Distance view of President Harry S. Truman attending the burial of twenty soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. These twenty were the first war dead now returned to be buried in the United States. The three chaplains leading the funeral services are: Major Henry Tavel; Colonel Patrick J. Ryan; and Captain J.F. Hughes.
Lana Turner with Vice-President Truman
From left to right: Carter T. Barron, representative of Loew's Capitol Theater, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures; Vice President Harry S. Truman; Lana Turner; Admiral William Halsey; and Senator Alben Barkley at the U.S. Capitol. Donor: Carter T. Barron.
Top officials of the National Military Establishment meet with Forrestal
Top officials of the National Military Establishment attend a special meeting to discuss military problems with Secretary of Defense James Forrestal at the Naval Base in Key West, Florida. From left to right, front row, are Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Operations; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, United States Navy, Chief of Staff to the President; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; General Carl Spaatz, USAAF, Chief of Staff, Air Force; and General Omar N. Bradley, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army. From left to right, back row, are: Vice Admiral Arthur W.
Portrait of Captain Walter Karig
Portrait of Captain Walter Karig, U.S. Navy, taken at Honolulu, where he appeared for a briefing at the headquarters of Admiral Arthur W. Radford before proceeding to the Western Pacific.
James Forrestal is sworn in as Secretary of Defense
James Forrestal is sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Chief Justice Fred Vinson, while the top ranking civilian officials and military personnel witness the ceremony. Left to right are General Dwight D. Eisenhower, John L. Sullivan, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Senator Stuart Symington, Major General Alfred M. Gruenther, and Thomas J. Hargrave.
Bess and Margaret Truman debark from U.S.S. Missouri
Debarking from U.S.S. Missouri is Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (front). Behind Mrs. Truman is Commander Harold D. Fuller, and behind him is Margaret Truman. They are all coming home from a trip to Rio De Janeiro with President Harry S. Truman.
President Truman signing a document
President Harry S. Truman sitting behind a desk is signing document of, "Promotion and Elimination of Officers in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corp." Standing, from left to right: Col. Joseph Knighton, Frank Schuyler, Commander D.L. Martineau, Captain S.S. Bowling, Rear Admiral Thomas L. Sprague, Brigadier General J.E. Dahlquist, Lieutenant Colonel G.E. Baya, Brigadier General J.E. Upston, and Colonel F.H. Miller.
President Truman aboard ship
President Harry S. Truman (center in white suit) receiving a scroll and other items from the officers and crew of the submarine U-2513, proclaiming him a qualified submariner. President Truman and other members of his party visited the submarine while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman on the left is Admiral William Leahy. Also in the photo is Presidential Press Secretary Charles Ross (last row, in dark suit, next to naval officer) and Charles Steelman (next to Mr. Ross). All others in the photo are unidentified.
Harry S. Truman at a ship ceremony
President Harry S. Truman (center in white suit) receiving a scroll and other items from the officers and crew of the submarine U-2513, proclaiming him a qualified submariner. President Truman and other members of his party visited the submarine while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman on the left is Admiral William Leahy. Also in the photo is Presidential Press Secretary Charles Ross (last row, in dark suit, next to naval officer) and Charles Steelman (next to Mr. Ross). All others in the photo are unidentified.