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Scabbard given to President Harry S. Truman by Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia. This was part of museum object #577 a-d, consisting of a jeweled sword, scabbard, and sword knot. The sword and scabbard (#577 b-c) were stolen from the Harry S. Truman Library exhibit case on March 24, 1978. From: Original slide SL1961.

Sabre and scabbard given to Ambassador J. Rives Childs for President Harry S. Truman from His Majesty, the Imam Ahmed bin Yahya Hamid al-Din, the Imam of Yemen. Given between February 21, 1950 and April 15, 1950. Museum object 561b-c. From: Original slide.

White House ceremony in East Room for the unveiling of the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. This photo shows former Secretary of State Dean Acheson kissing Margaret Truman. Seated on the first row are the Daniel children, left to right: Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years); William Wallace Daniel (7 years); and Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years). Seated behind the children are Mrs. Philip C. Brooks (in blue dress) and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Ceremony in East Room of the White House for the unveiling of the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. Seated on first row, left to right: unidentified woman; Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); Margaret Truman (holding 1 year old Thomas Washington Daniel); her husband Clifton Daniel; and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. Seated behind the Daniel family is Mrs. Philip C. Brooks (in blue dress) and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Ceremony in East Room of the White House for the unveiling of the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. First Lady Lady Bird Johnson is at the podium at right. Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson is seated at left. The Daniel family is seated on the first row, left to right: Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); Margaret Truman; her husband Clifton Daniel. Behind them are Mrs. Philip C. Brooks (in blue dress), and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, the Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

The Daniel family attend the ceremony in the East Room of the White House for the unveiling of the Greta Kempton official portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. Seated in the first row, left to right: Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); Margaret Truman; her husband Clifton Daniel. Seated behind them at the end of the second row, partially obscured, is Mrs. Philip Brooks and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

A scabbard that was a gift of Amir Saud of Saudi Arabia to President Harry S. Truman. Museum object 577. This sword knot was originally part of object 577 a-d, a presentation case containing a jeweled sword, scabbard, and sword knot. The sword and scabbard (577 b-c) were stolen from the Harry S. Truman Library exhibit case on March 24, 1978. From: Original slide SL1962.

A dagger, the gift of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, to President Harry S. Truman. This dagger was stolen from a Harry S. Truman Library exhibit case on March 24, 1978. It is museum item 560. From: Original slide SL1963.

Front portals of the Harry S. Truman Library at night, with unfinished Thomas Hart Benton mural visible through the glass door. The mural is titled "Independence and the Opening of the West." Original photo is in oversize file. Donor: Don Friedrich.

A painting, "Two Views of Harry Truman," by Leo Herzog, is on exhibit in the Lower Hallway at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.