Presidential trips

The presidential train crossing a bridge on its way to or leaving Bolivar, Missouri. President Harry S. Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar while visiting Bolivar with President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela.

General view of the crowd at the train station greeting President Harry S. Truman's train on its way to Bolivar, Missouri where President Truman will dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. The identification of this train stop is unknown.

President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman was there to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. The event was also attended by Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela, Mrs. Gallegos, and First Lady Bess W. Truman standing on the rear platform of the presidential train, Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered behind the train. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar during his visit.

At the harbor at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, President Harry S. Truman (left) is welcomed by Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra as he arrives to spend a week in Brazil and address the closing session of the Inter-American Defense Conference at Quitandinha. (Color snapshot is faded.) From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman at Union Station in Washington, D. C. as he prepares to leave for his western trip to the west coast. L to R: Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Senator Scott Lucas, President Truman, Senator J. Howard McGrath (behind Truman, partly obscured), Secretary of State George Marshall, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal (shaking hands with the President). Other man unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman waves from the rear platform of the presidential train as he is leaving for his western trip to the west coast.

President Harry S. Truman at Union Station in Washington, D. C. as he prepares to leave for his western trip to the west coast. L to R: Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Senator Scott Lucas, President Truman, Senator J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of State George Marshall, and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal.

President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of the presidential train as he is leaving on his western trip for the west coast.

At the Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman attend a banquet held at the conclusion of the Inter-American Conference for the Peace and Security of the Western Hemisphere. Left to right are President Dutra's daughter, President Truman, Brazil's President Eurico Gaspar Dutra, and Bess Truman. The others are unidentified. (Photo is faded color.) From: Truman Home.