Presidential trips

President Harry S. Truman (far left) at Washington National Airport, preparing to leave for a trip to St. Louis and Independence, Missouri. With him are Secretary of the Treasury, John Snyder (foreground, right) and General Harry Vaughan (foreground, center). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of his railroad car, the "Ferdinand Magellan," on the occasion of his trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Army-Navy football game. From left to right: unidentified, Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel, Pennsylvania Governor James Duff (mostly obscured), President Truman, unidentified, and Senator Francis J. Myers.

President Harry S. Truman (center) stands with First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) and their daughter, Margaret (right), at Washington National Airport prior to the President's departure for a trip to St. Louis and Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman at Washington National Airport, waving farewell as he prepares to board his airplane, "The Independence," for a trip to St. Louis and Independence, Missouri. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman greeted by members of his Cabinet and staff upon his return from the conference on Wake Island with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified (partly obscured by Snyder), Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, and General Omar Bradley. Others are unidentified.

Return of President Harry S. Truman from his conference on Wake Island with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and President Truman (back to camera).

President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet upon his return from the Wake Island Conference. From left to right Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman greeted by members of his Cabinet and staff upon his return from the conference on Wake Island with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Truman, Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman (partly obscured), and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) shaking hands with Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall upon the President's return from the Wake Island Conference, as Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder look on. Others are unidentified.

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman (left center) greeting people after leaving the Bethany Baptist Church in Wooster, Ohio, where he attended Sunday morning service. The President is planning to leave on a 15-day whistlestop campaigning tour that will carry him into 22 states. From: Richard Cull, Jr.