Presidential trips

A view of the large crowd gathered in Bolivar, Missouri, to watch President Harry S. Truman dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. This event was also attended by Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform at Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar is to its right. President Truman dedicated the statue. An unidentified man is speaking at the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform at Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar is to its right. President Truman dedicated the statue. An unidentified man is speaking at the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform at Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar is to its right. President Truman dedicated the statue. An unidentified man is speaking at the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar stands to the platform's right. An unidentified man is speaking. President Truman dedicated the statue in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (seated second on left from the podium), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated third on left from the podium), and other dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a draped statue of Simon Bolivar stands to the platform's right. An unidentified man is speaking. President Truman dedicated the statue in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (second from left), and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. An unidentified man is at the podium speaking. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (third from left) and other unidentified dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

Front row, from left to right, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly, Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri, and President Harry S. Truman are standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. President Gallegos has just been presented with the key to the city. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri, after receiving the key to the city. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar. Standing from left to right: unidentified man; Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly; President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela; Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar; and President Truman.