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Truman with Hoffman

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) shakes hands with Paul Hoffman (foreground, left) after being sworn in as administrator of the Economic Recovery Corporation in a ceremony in the oval office. Chief Justice Fred Vinson stands in the middle. Standing in the background, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett; Edwin Nourse, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Admiral William D. Leahy; two unidentified men.

Truman at opening day at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman attends the opening baseball game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees. Seated in the front row, left to right: Unidentified woman, General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, President Truman. In the second row, left to right are: unidentified man, Colonel Robert Landy, Captain Robert Dennison, Press Secretary Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

Truman greeting dignitaries at the White House

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, sixth from left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (foreground, seventh from left) greet the Governor General of Canada, British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, and his party at the White House. Also present are Donald Dawson (second from left), Major General Harry Vaughan (third from left), Secretary of State George Marshall (fourth from left), and George Elsey (to the left of the pillar).

Churchill Visits the U.S

President Harry S. Truman (standing, right) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left) standing on the rear platform of a special Baltimore & Ohio train, evidently en route to Fulton, Missouri for Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech, with the President's Military Aide, General Harry Vaughan, seated nearby.

Truman at Stamp Ceremony

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) receiving a set of stamps honoring the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt from Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (foreground, left), while an unidentified man looks on. Man in background between Truman and unidentified man is Truman's military aide Harry Vaughan. Man in background to the right of Mr. Hannegan is Naval aide James Vardaman.