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Presidential campaign, 1948

Presidents Harry S. Truman and Romulo Gallegos on Train in Bolivar, Missouri

Front row, from left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly, Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri, and President Harry S. Truman are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. President Gallegos has just been presented with the key to the city. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar.

Presidents Harry S. Truman and Romulo Gallegos on Train in Bolivar, Missouri

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri, after receiving the key to the city. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. Standing from left to right: unidentified man; Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly; President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela; Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar; and President Truman.

President Harry S. Truman Receives Key to the City of Bolivar, Missouri

President Harry S. Truman (far right), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (on left in front), and Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri Doyle C. McCraw are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train. The train is in the station at Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman has just received the key to the city. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri. The man in the background on the rear platform is unidentified.

Presidents Harry S. Truman and Romulo Gallegos on Train at Bolivar, Missouri

From left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri Doyle C. McCraw, President Harry S. Truman, and General Harry Vaughan are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train during a playing of the national anthem. The train is in the station at Bolivar, Missouri, where President Truman was to dedicate a statue to Simon Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman with Chicago Daily Tribune Headline of "Dewey Defeats Truman"

President Harry S. Truman displaying the Chicago Daily Tribune newspaper with the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman". This event happened in St. Louis, Missouri, at the train station. Traveling with the President, Byron Rollins of the Associated Press lumbered to the back of the train, shot two pictures, unloaded them with an AP stringer, lumbered back to his car, and hit his berth with absolutely no thought of anything special except his first sleep in 20 hours.