Presidential trips

President Harry S. Truman visits Vanport, Oregon, after a flood disaster. From left to right, Housing and Home Finance Administrator Raymond Foley, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and President Harry S. Truman. Others are unidentified.

Taking time out from a whirlwind speaking tour, President Harry S. Truman blows out the candles on one of the many cakes presented to him on his 66th birthday. The President addressed 5,000 rain-soaked persons in Lincoln, Nebraska. The President spoke about his administration's farm program. Donor: John E. Boos.

Two unidentified officers with binoculars look out from the bridge of the Williamsburg cruising in the Caribbean during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

View of a swimming pool on a naval base somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Officers pass through a corridor lined with sailors aboard the Williamsburg anchored at a base in the Caribbean during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A large yacht and a small sailboat cruise pass the Williamsburg in an unidentified part of the Caribbean. The Williamsburg carried President Harry S. Truman to the Caribbean for a trip to Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Virgin Islands, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A lifeboat hangs from a Naval aviation rescue boat at a Naval base in the Caribbean Sea. Part of a series of photos taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba.

President Harry S. Truman and his family posed for pictures at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada, shortly after their arrival in Canada. Standing from left to right are: Margaret Truman, President Truman, the Viscountess Alexander, Prime Minister of Canada William Mackenzie King, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Viscount Alexander, the Governor General of Canada.

Four military men fire a salute to President Harry S. Truman in Omaha, Nebraska, as a crowd watches in the background. The President is in Omaha to attend the 35th Division reunion during his trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-367) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

General Harry Vaughan carries his luggage from the plane landing at San Juan, Puerto Rico, to accompany President Harry S. Truman on his trip to the Caribbean and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.