Political affairs

Portrait of Tom Pendergast.

Portrait of William Boyle.

President Harry S. Truman at a Democratic Party luncheon of the Democratic National Finance Committee. Original is oversized.

President Harry S. Truman signing an absentee ballot with William Boyle, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Senator Harry S. Truman stands with a group of white mules and men at a Democratic Party rally in Brookfield, Missouri. Left to Right: Dwight Brown, Richard S. Brownlee, Dr. T. C. Oyler, Senator Truman, William Scanlon, Bill Street, C.B. Burns, Dr. John T. McLarney, and Walter Burnett.

Jennie Johnson, widow of Clark A. Johnson, deputy sheriff and bailiff of the Jackson County Court 1929-1965; special deputy of the sheriff; Democratic Committeewoman of 15th Ward, Kansas City, 1930s; committeewoman of Sni-A-Bar township, 1930s to 1970s; acquaintance of the Harry S. Truman family.

Richard Farrington, Attorney; Democratic County Committeeman and officer, Greene County, Missouri; member of Democratic State Committee, 1954-58; acquaintance of Harry S. Truman.

Citizens of Czechoslovakia reading the announcement of the suicide of Jan Masaryk, foreign minister of Czechoslovakia. His body was found in the courtyard beneath his window. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Library of Congress Photo Number: LC-USZ62-80622. Library of Congress Photo Number: LC-6465.

Greek insurrection. Electoral meeting organized by the EDA on the Place de la Concorde in Athens, Greece. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Library of Congress Photo Number: LC-USZ62-83242.

Men carrying signs demanding Jewish police in Palestine. The signs are directed toward England's attention. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.