Truman with James Roosevelt in California
President Harry S. Truman (left), on the campaign trail, speaks with James Roosevelt (right) from the back of a train at a whistlestop in Burbank, California. From: Robert Godwin.
Presidential campaign, 1948
Truman, Robert L. Sweeney and others in the private car of the Ferdinand Magellan
President Harry S. Truman meets with Robert L. Sweeney, a friend of the President and the first Black supervisor in the Kansas City, Missouri Post Office, and others in his private car aboard the Ferdinand Magellan, the Presidential train. This photo was taken sometime after President Truman gave a campaign speech in Des Moines, Iowa. Left to right are: Press Secretary Charles Ross; leader and chief strategist of the Citizens Committee to Reelect Truman, Anna Hedgeman; Missouri State Representative J. McKinley Neal; Robert L. Sweeney; Lewis M. Clymer; and President Truman.
Truman and others at the Idlewild Airport, New York City
President Harry S. Truman stands on the speakers' platform during opening ceremonies at the dedication of the Idlewild Airport, New York City. On speakers platform, from left to right are: unidentified, General Omar Bradley, press secretary Charles Ross, General Robert Landry, President Truman, New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer, Grover A. Whalen, Chairman of the Mayor's Committee for the Commemoration of the Golden Anniversary of the City of New York, unidentified, unidentified, and Governor of New York and Republican candidate for President Thomas E. Dewey. The others are unidentified.
President Truman with Governor Dewey at dedication of the Idlewild Airport
President Harry S. Truman (center, left) shakes hands with New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey (center, right) as they meet for the first time since nominated by their respective parties for the Presidency. They attended the dedication of the Idlewild Airport in New York City, the largest in the world at that time. On the left is Grover A. Whalen, Chairman of the Mayor's Committee for the Commemoration of the Golden Anniversary of the City of New York. Second from the right is New York Mayor William O'Dwyer. The others are unidentified.
President Truman and Russ Stewart in Chicago, Illinois
President Harry S. Truman (right), accompanied by Russ Stewart of the Chicago Sun-Times, carries his luggage on the way to the campaign train. The date is not known. From: Mrs. John Stewart.
Chicago Sun-Times front page showing President Truman holding the Chicago Tribune with "Dewey Defeats Truman" headlines
Copy of Chicago Daily Sun-Times front page showing photo of President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of a train in St. Louis, Missouri, holding a Chicago Tribune newspaper with headlines "Dewey Defeats Truman." A line at the bottom states: "The President: 'That's one for the books.'" From: Mrs. John Stewart.
President Harry S. Truman Shakes Hands with Child in Denver, Colorado
President Harry S. Truman (left), campaigning in Denver, Colorado, shakes hands with a 7-year-old admirer, Susan Smith, who predicted his re-election and spoke of their common interest in the piano. Others are unidentified. From: Susan Jane Smith.
President Truman campaigns in St. Paul, Minnesota
President Harry S. Truman waves his hat to the crowd as he leaves the railroad station at a campaign stop in St. Paul, Minnesota. Behind the rope barrier and to the right of the drum is Elizabeth Slusser with brother Michael on her right and brother Richard just behind with left hand raised. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Richard C. Slusser.
President Harry S. Truman and others return to Washington, D.C., in a motorcade after re-election
President Harry S. Truman and Vice-President Alben Barkley ride in the back seat of an open-air limousine, waving to the crowd lining Constitution Avenue as they return to Washington after re-election. In the second row of seats are (left to right) Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mrs. Max Truitt, Barkley's daughter. The others are unidentified. From: John T. Smith, Jr.
President Truman waves from rear platform of train in Rock Island, Illinois
President Harry S. Truman waves from the rear platform of a train during a whistlestop in Rock Island, Illinois on the 1948 campaign trail. The policeman in the photo is unidentified. From: Niel Johnson