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President Truman reviews troops in front of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles

President Harry S. Truman reviews troops in front of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, where he will attend and speak at a Greater Los Angeles Press Club luncheon. This is a stop on his tour of the West Coast. (Same as 66-750; see 2013-314 for back view.) From: Naval Photo Center, original negative. These pictures were sent to the Harry S. Truman Library by the National Archives.

Margaret Truman and an unidentified man on the back of a train in New Mexico

Margaret Truman and an unidentified man look at a map on the rear platform of a train in an unknown city in New Mexico, a stop on the way back from President Harry S. Truman's presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-314-1) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Truman attends the Greater Los Angeles Press Club luncheon at the Ambassador Hotel

President Harry S. Truman holds the microphone as he prepares to speak to members of the Greater Los Angeles Press Club at a luncheon held at the Coconut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Others in the photo are unidentified. (Same as 59-279) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Truman speaks on the grounds of the University of California at Berkeley

President Truman stands before a microphone and speaks to a crowd on the grounds of the University of California at Berkeley, California, where he received an honorary degree. Others in the photo are unidentified. (Same as 98-1261 except larger) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman Near Los Angeles, California

President Harry S. Truman (right) is greeted by three men on the rear platform of a train which has just arrived in Los Angeles, California. the man second from the right is Lieutenant Governor Goodwin Knight; the man on the left is a member of the Greater Los Angeles Press Club, where the President is to attend and speak at a luncheon at the Coconut Grove restaurant, in the Ambassador Hotel; the third man is unidentified. All people on the ground are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Margaret Truman at the University of California, Berkeley Stadium

Margaret Truman is escorted across the athletic field at the University of California, Berkeley by an unidentified man. President Harry S. Truman is to receive an honorary degree and speak to the graduating class. They are on the President's Western Trip. (Same as 59-262) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Truman Receives an Honorary Degree from the University of California at Berkeley

President Harry S. Truman receives an honorary degree of "Doctor of Laws and Letters" from the University of California at Berkeley, one of the stops on his presidential trip to the West Coast. (Same as 98-1263) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.