Presidential trips

President Harry S. Truman greets his daughter, Margaret Truman, 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: Unidentified man, Margaret Truman, Harry S. Truman, unidentified man. From: Doe Frazier.

President Harry S. Truman places a wreath at the base of the monument to the "Heroes of Chapultepec," in memory of Mexican war dead during his visit to Mexico. A printed message to Mr. Truman on the photo reads; "They, too, were present in this second that changed the history of two nations. Enrique Diaz." From: Office of President Truman, found in locked credenza of his desk. [This is a 10" x 13" oversize photo mounted on card stock. See also 69-361 and 66-3165.]

President Harry S. Truman (left)shakes hands with General Douglas MacArthur after stepping off the presidential plane, The Independence, onto Wake Island for a historic conference on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. Other in the photo are unidentified. From: Gordon B. Cone.

Part of the crowd at Golden Gate Park for Flag Day Exercises, San Francisco, California. This was taken during President Harry S. Truman's trip to the west coast. He is not in this picture. From: The Album The President's Trip to the West Coast of the United States, Captain Robert Dennison, United States Navy donor

Part of the crowd at the Golden Gate Park for Flag Day Exercises in San Francisco, California. This was taken during President Harry S. Truman's trip to the west coast. He is not in the picture. From: The album The President's Trip to the West Coast of the United States, Captain Robert Dennison, United States Navy donor

Flag Day Ceremonies at Golden Gate Park, taken during President Harry S. Truman's trip to the west coast. President Truman is not in this picture. From: The Album The President's Trip to the West Coast of the United States, Captain Robert Dennison, United States Navy donor

A view of the San Francisco skyline from the Fairmont Hotel, taken during the Harry S. Truman western trip in June, 1948.

President Harry S. Truman (right), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left), and Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri (center) are sitting in a convertible, with other cars and a crowd in the background in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, first to the left of the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated, second to the left of the podium), Bess Truman (seated, second to the right of the podium) and others on a platform in Bolivar, Missouri. They are attending the ceremonies dedicating a statue of Simon Bolivar. Also present was Admiral William Leahy (far left, in naval uniform). All others are unidentified.

A Southwest Baptist College float passes in front of the reviewing platform (in the distance) on which President Harry S. Truman and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela were seated in Bolivar, Missouri. The ceremonies marked the presence of President Truman and his dedication of a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.