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Former President Harry S. Truman (standing) speaking at a meeting of the Democratic National Finance Committee held in Marion, Indiana. Matt McCloskey, Treasurer of the Committee, is seated next to Truman.

Former President Harry S. Truman with Senators and Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at a meeting of the Democratic National Finance Committee held in Marion, Indiana. From left to right: Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson. Others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaks with Senator Henry Jackson and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Senator Lyndon B. Johnson at a meeting of the Democratic National Finance Committee held in Marion, Indiana. From left to right: Jackson, Truman, Johnson.

Publicity Director of the Democratic National Committee John Redding (seated, right) speaking to representatives of the National Diet of Japan. All others are unidentified.

Publicity Director of the Democratic National Committee John Redding (second from right) speaking to a group of representatives of the National Diet of Japan and showing them a donkey statue. All others are unidentified.

Publicity Director of the Democratic National Committee John Redding (second from right) speaking to representatives of the National Diet of Japan at the National Headquarters of the Democratic Party. All others are unidentified.

Publicity Director of the Democratic National Committee John Redding (second from right) speaking to representatives of the National Diet of Japan and showing them a donkey statue. All others are unidentified.

Publicity Director of the Democratic National Committee John Redding (seated, right) speaking to representatives of the National Diet of Japan. All others are unidentified.

Publicity Director of the Democratic National Committee John Redding (second from right) speaking to representatives of the National Diet of Japan and showing them a donkey statue. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Alben Barkley, and other notable Democrats are shown in this oversized photo taken at the Democratic National Finance Committee at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. Other prominent Democrats in the photograph include Clark Clifford, General Harry Vaughan, John W. Snyder and Press Secretary Charles Ross. ORIGINAL IS IN OVESIZED FILE