Presidential trips

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.

President Harry S. Truman (4th from right) and a group of unidentified men pose for a photo at the Jefferson City, Missouri train station, as the President returns from a presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-373-1)

Margaret Truman is surrounded by reporters as she holds a press conference on the train returning President Harry S. Truman and family to Kansas City after a presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 96-129) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.