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Presidential campaign, 1948

Presidents Harry S. Truman and Romulo Gallegos Riding in Convertible in Bolivar, Missouri

From left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri, and President Harry S. Truman are sitting in the rear seat of a convertible. The car is in the train station at Bolivar, Missouri; several unidentified people are standing around. President Truman was in town to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

Truman and Barkley in Washington After 1948 Election

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House with other dignitaries standing behind them. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election. Also present is Admiral William D. Leahy (background, left, in naval hat) and Captain Robert Dennison (background, right, in naval hat). Others are unidentified.