Presidential libraries

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (center) at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Behind Mrs. Roosevelt is Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and partly visible behind Mr. Johnson is Senator Stuart Symington. Partly obscured on the right is former First Lady Bess W. Truman. All others are unidentified.

A crowd of people are seated in the distinguished guests section behind the speakers at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Standing at the center is G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, the Governor of Michigan. Directly below and in front of him is India Edwards, former Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The man in the lower left corner, wearing the white hat is likely former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. All others are unidentified.

University of Missouri President Dr. Elmer Ellis is speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The Truman family is seated next to the podium: (left to right) Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman. Also present is Alex Sachs (extreme right). All others are unidentified.

Monsignor L. Curtis Tiernan (left) and Alex Sachs (third from left) are among the distinguished guests at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The rest of those pictured are unidentified.

University of Missouri President Dr. Elmer Ellis is speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The Truman family is seated next to the podium: (left to right) Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman. Also present is Alex Sachs (extreme right). All others are unidentified.

Chief Justice Earl Warren (left), Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (center), and Senator William Knowland (right) are sitting in the front row at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Seated behind Mrs. Roosevelt and Mr. Knowland is former Attorney General James McGranery. Seated in the top row are, from left to right: unidentified man, unidentified woman in red hat, Orville Freeman, Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan, and Averell Harriman. All others are unidentified.

Basil O'Connor (at podium) speaks at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library dedication ceremony in Independence, Missouri. From left to right: three unidentified men, Charles Halleck (in front of man with the hat), Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, First Lady Bess W. Truman (in white hat, partly obscured by the podium), former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, Mr.

Chief Justice Earl Warren is speaking at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library dedication ceremony in Independence, Missouri. The people seated behind Justice Warren that are visible include (from right to left): Senator William Knowland, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Rabbi Samuel Mayerberg, and Basil O'Connor. All others are unidentified.

The distinguished guests and speakers are standing in the front row at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Front row, from left to right: unidentified, Independence Mayor Robert Weatherford, Charles Halleck, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, former First Lady Bess W. Truman, Former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, Phil Regan, Basil O'Connor, Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Senator William Knowland, and Missouri Governor James Blair. Others in the background are unidentified.

Basil O'Connor stands at the podium at the dedication ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Standing behind the wall of bunting, from left to right: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (partly obscured by cameraman), former First Lady Bess W. Truman, Former President Herbert Hoover, Mr. O'Connor, Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Senator William Knowland, Missouri Governor James T. Blair, and Franklin Floete. All others are unidentified.