Presidential advisors

President Harry S. Truman (far left), Admiral Jonas H. Ingram (second from left), and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (third from left) read a plaque aboard the U.S.S. Missouri where the signing of the Japanese treaty took place. Truman was on board the U.S.S. Missouri during Navy Day celebrations.

President Harry S. Truman (farthest right) watches an aerial display from the deck of the destroyer Renshaw. Behind the President is, from left to right, Commodore James K. Vardaman and Admiral Jonas H. Ingram.

President Harry S. Truman (center) takes an inspection tour of the U.S.S. Missouri on Navy Day. Left to right: Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, President Truman, and Captain Stuart S. Murray.

George Elsey and other members of advance party attend a planning conference at Pearl Harbor in preparation for President Truman's trip to Wake Island. From: Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison album.

Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, and President Harry S. Truman, second from right, stand on the back of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. On the right is Major General Harry Vaughan. Second from the left is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) waves from the back of the Presidential Train at a stop in Sedalia, Missouri, June 1948. Standing next to President Truman on the right is General Wallace Graham. Donor: Sam Highlyman, Sedalia Lodge No. 125, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Sedalia, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) stands on the back of the Presidential Train at a stop in Sedalia, Missouri, June 1948. All other men are unidentified. The man in the hat on the right (party obscured) is General Wallace Graham. Donor: Sam Highlyman, Sedalia Lodge No. 125, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Sedalia, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (left) speaks to other (unidentified) passengers on the Presidential Train at a stop in Sedalia, Missouri, June 1948. The man next to President Truman on the right is General Wallace Graham. Donor: Sam Highlyman, Sedalia Lodge No. 125, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Sedalia, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) waits to speak from the Presidential Train at a stop in Sedalia, Missouri, June 1948. The man behind President Truman on the right is General Wallace Graham. Donor: Sam Highlyman, Sedalia Lodge No. 125, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Sedalia, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (left) speaks from the back of the Presidential train at a stop in Sedalia, Missouri, June 1948. On the right is President Truman's physician, General Wallace Graham. Donor: Sam Highlyman, Sedalia Lodge No. 125, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Sedalia, Missouri.