Presidential trips

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.

President Harry S. Truman (right) and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (right) walking through the train station upon their arrival in Kansas City, on their way back from Truman's Western trip. Between them in the background is Margaret Truman.

The President reverses the order and has the photographers hold for "just one more". From the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

President Harry S. Truman smiles and points to his watch upon arrival in Miami, Florida. He traveled to Miami aboard the presidential airplane, "The Independence," to deliver a speech at the Golden Jubilee Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman smiling and pointing to his watch upon his arrival in Miami. He traveled to Miami to deliver a speech at the Golden Jubilee Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The bottom of the photo is inscribed by President Truman: "To Abbie Rowe, a good, careful "one more club" member with kindest regards. Harry S. Truman."

President Harry S. Truman (waving his hat) disembarking from his airplane, "The Independence," during a trip to Miami to speak at the Golden Jubilee Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Behind President Truman are General Robert Landry (closest to Truman), General Harry Vaughan (behind Landry), and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) showing Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (foreground, left) the inside of a book. President Truman and Secretary Johnson were in Miami for the Golden Jubilee Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) is shown shaking hands with Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson as the president arrives in Miami, Florida to speak at the Golden Jubilee Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Standing directly in back of the two is Under Secretary of Defense Stephen T. Early. Others are unidentified. The presidential airplane, "Independence" is in background.

President Harry S. Truman greets his wife and daughter, who preceded him home, following his arrival for a brief stay in Independence, Missouri. Military police guard the "Sacred Cow," the presidential airplane, which landed at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas, at 11:46 A. M. Left to right (two unidentified men in background) Margaret Truman, Harry S. Truman, and Bess Truman and two unidentified men. From: Doe Frazier.