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President Harry S. Truman and Others Approaching Antwerp, Belgium

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (seated, right) on a boat approaching Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, is Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Others are unidentified. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Truman Attends Football Game in Virginia

President Harry S. Truman is shown performing the coin toss at a football game between the Quantico Marines and Virginia Polytechnic Institute played in Alexandria, Virginia at the high school football stadium. Press Secretary Charlie Ross is seated in first row on far left. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos of President Truman's visit to the Marine Corps Training Base. Gift of Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U. S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Corps Schools.

Truman holds press conference on lawn of the "Little White House" at Key West

Sport shirts of assorted designs and colors highlight the press conference held by President Harry S. Truman (center) on the lawn of the "Little White House" during his 9th trip to Key West, Florida. Standing in the background are John Steelman (sixth from left), Charles Murphy (eighth from left), Joseph Feeney, William Hassett, Joseph Short, Robert Dennison, and Robert Landry (ninth from left to right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman chats with General Douglas MacArthur at the airport on Wake Island

President Harry S. Truman chats with General Douglas MacArthur after stepping off the presidential plane, The Independence, at Wake Island for a historic conference on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. On the left is Charles Ross, the President's Press Secretary. From: Gordon B. Cone

Photo of Pres. Truman presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to Stephen T. Early

Stephen T. Early, Press Secretary and Aide at the White House for the past 12 years, prior to leaving to accepted the position as Vice-President of the Pullman Company, was presented with the Distinguished Service Medal by President Truman. The ceremony was held in the Rose Garden of the White House and was attended by the White House staff, shown in the background. From: Beth Gore