Presidential campaign, 1952

President Harry S. Truman (back to camera, right) is honored at the United States Naval Base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire by Marine Guards. All others are unidentified. President Truman stopped in Portsmouth during his 1952 presidential campaign trip for Democratic candidates Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman.

President Harry S. Truman (center), Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (left), and Margaret Truman (right) greet the crowds on the back of a campaign train as stopped in Clinton, Massachusetts. President Truman stopped in Clinton to campaign for Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman for President. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

Matthew Connelly, President Harry S. Truman's Appointment Secretary, reaches down into the crowd to shake hands with people from the back of the campaign train in Clinton, Massachusetts. He accompanied President Truman during his campaign stops for Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman (left), Senator John J. Sparkman (center), and Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (right) are seated around Truman's desk at the White House reading a document. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Sparkman are the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively, of the Democratic Party. This photo comes from the General Scrapbook, Volume III, 1950-1952.

The 1952 Democratic Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates arrive at the White House for a meeting with President Harry S. Truman. From left to right: Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate John Sparkman; Governor and Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson; White House Press Secretary Joseph Short; Mr. Blair; and White House Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. The photographer in the background is unidentified. This photo comes from the General Scrapbook, Volume III, 1950-1952.

President Harry S. Truman, Governor G. Mennon Williams (far right), Margaret Truman (to the left) and Mrs. G. Mennon Williams. They are at a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan. This photo bears the signature of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman addresses a crowd in Detroit, Michigan. Margaret Truman is sitting beside Mrs. Williams, wife of Governor G. Mennen Williams. Governor Williams appears in the far right of the photo. This photo bears the signature of President Truman.

President Harry S. Truman makes a speech in front of a crowd in Detroit, Michigan. Governor Mennen G. Williams is shown wearing a bow tie. He is standing to the left of the President near Margaret Truman. This photo bears an authentic signature of President Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (right) and Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama (center) in the Oval Office. Governor Stevenson had just accepted the Democratic nomination for President and Senator Sparkman the Democratic nomination for Vice President.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson (right) and Alabama Senator John Sparkman (standing) in the Oval Office. Stevenson and Sparkman had just accepted the Democratic nominations for President and Vice President, respectively.