Presidential trips

President Harry S. Truman delivering a speech and presenting a Distinguished Service Medal to General Douglas MacArthur. In the foreground, from left to right, facing the camera: Press Secretary Charles Ross, Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman, General Robert Landry, Admiral Arthur Radford (partly obscured by Truman), President Truman, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Omar Bradley, General Harry Vaughan, Charles Murphy, David Bell, General Wallace, Graham, and Assistant Secretary of State Dean Rusk.

President Harry S. Truman upon his return to Washington, D.C. from his trip to Wake Island to meet with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) on Wake Island, where he flew to meet with General Douglas MacArthur. All other individuals are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet and advisors upon his return to Washington, D.C. Truman flew to Wake Island to meet with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, and General Omar Bradley.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) on Wake Island, along with his Press Secretary, Charles Ross (third from right). All other individuals are unidentified. President Truman traveled to Wake Island to meet with General Douglas MacArthur.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (foreground, back to camera) speaking with President Harry S. Truman (facing Acheson, mostly obscured) at the foot of the stairs leading to the Presidential plane. All other individuals are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman returning to Washington, D.C. after his trip to Wake Island to meet with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) upon his arrival to Wake Island to meet with General Douglas MacArthur. All other individuals are unidentified.

One of the firemen sits in the cab of Santa Fe No. 26, the train that carried President Harry S. Truman to and from California on his trip to the West Coast. He is unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Three members of the train crew of Santa Fe No. 26 stand in front of the engine at a rail yard in Los Angeles, California. This is the train that carried President Harry S. Truman to and from the west coast on his trip. They are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.