Presidential advisors

President Harry S. Truman (on left in foreground) at the Auditorium of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Independence, Missouri. This is his first trip back to Independence since becoming President. Standing in the front row, far left is unidentified, Matthew Connelly, Major General Harry Vaughan and Captain James K. Vardaman.

President Harry S. Truman (on left in foreground) at the Auditorium of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Independence, Missouri. This is his first trip back to Independence since becoming President. Seated in the front row, far left is Major General Harry Vaughan and Captain James K. Vardaman.

President Harry S. Truman (on left in foreground) at the Auditorium of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Independence, Missouri. This is his first trip back to Independence since becoming President. Seated in the front row, far left is Captain James K. Vardaman.

President Harry S. Truman (on left in foreground) at the Auditorium of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Independence, Missouri. This is his first trip back to Independence since becoming President. Seated in the front row, far left is Major General Harry Vaughan and Captain James K. Vardaman.

President Harry S. Truman (left, in foreground) at an event sponsored by the city of Independence, Missouri upon Truman's first trip home after becoming President. The event was held at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Auditorium. Sitting in the background on the left are Harry Vaughan and James K. Vardaman.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) and Britain's former Prime Minister (right), stand behind the podium after having received honorary degrees from Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. Standing behind President Truman is Clark Clifford (left) and Brig. General Harry Vaughan (second from left). From: Hathon M. Fields, Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and Great Britain's former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, stand behind the podium after having received honorary degrees from Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. On the far right is Dr. Franc McCluer, President of the College. Winston Churchill also made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech this date. Clark Clifford and Harry Vaughan are in the background. From: Hathon M. Fields, Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (front left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (front center) on inaugural stand. Seated to the right of Vice President Barkley is General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (front left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (front right) on inaugural stand. Also pictured are General Omar Bradley (second row, left) and General Harry Vaughan (front row, far right).

President Harry S. Truman and two of the "cloak and dagger boys" seated at his desk in the White House. Left to right: President Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, and James S. Lay, Jr. One of a series of photographs taken by Alfred Wagg for the book "Mr. President", published in 1952, by William Hillman. See Page 63. (Similar to 78-897) From: Papers of William Hillman, "Mr. President" file, Box 2 - Loose Dummy (2 of 2).