Presidential trips

President Harry S. Truman (right), First Lady Bess W. Truman (middle), and their daughter Margaret Truman (left) stand together at the airport in Washington, D.C., preparing to depart on a trip to view flood conditions in the Midwest. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left), First Lady Bess W. Truman (middle), and Margaret Truman (right) prepare to board a plane headed for Missouri to view the flood conditions in the Midwest.

A group of reporters gathers at a train station in Gary, Indiana to see President Harry S. Truman as he makes a whistle stop on his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 66-654) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Photo of a six-man train crew from one of President Harry S. Truman's whistlestop trains, taken on board in possibly a communications room. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman doffs his hat and waves from an open car in a motorcade in Kansas City, Missouri, during a campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 66-770 and 59-348) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A group of people congregate in an unidentified location awaiting President Harry S. Truman's arrival during his whistlestop campaign. Across the road is a sign reading "Greetings President Truman." All are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Five young naval officers pose in a compartment on a train, probably performing services for President Harry S. Truman on his presidential campaign to the west coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman exhibits a document from the rear platform of a train to the crowd gathered to greet him as he makes a whistlestop at an unidentified location. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Cars outside of the First Baptist Church in Kearney, Nebraska, where President Harry S. Truman and Bess and Margaret Truman attended religious services. Kearney is a whistle stop on President Truman's presidential campaign to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A crowd gathers across the tracks from President Harry S. Truman's train, awaiting his appearance as he makes a whistlestop in Kearney, Nebraska, during his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.