Presidential trips

Philadelphia Inquirer artist rendering of an Army-Navy game Football poster by Gib Crockett. From a leather bound album of 21 8x10 photos of the Trumans' attending the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. Gift of Walter Annenberg.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) with children and a Shriner (far right) at the Twin City Shrine Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. All others in photo are unidentified.

Head and shoulders view of President Truman on vacation in Key West, before the 1949 inauguration. He is trying to grow a beard. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

Vice President Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, and Leslie Biffle at Key West, Florida, where the President vacationed after reelection. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the Columbus Citizens Committee Dinner in New York. Left to right are New York Senator Herbert Lehman; Fortune Pope, Chairman of the Columbus Citizens Committee; and President Harry S. Truman. Mutual Security Administrator Averell Harriman is at far right. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

Escorted by Secret Servicemen, President Harry S. Truman and Douglas MacArthur ride in the back seat of an automobile as they leave the airstrip on Wake Island for a small building where they will hold a historic conference on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. From: Gordon B. Cone.

President Harry S. Truman chats with General Douglas MacArthur after stepping off the presidential plane, The Independence, at Wake Island for a historic conference on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. On the left is Charles Ross, the President's Press Secretary. From: Gordon B. Cone

President Harry S. Truman disembarks from the presidential plane, The Independence, after arriving at Wake Island for a historic conference with General Douglas MacArthur on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Gordon B. Cone.

President Harry S. Truman holds an informal press conference on the deck of the U.S.S. Williamsburg at Key West, Florida. Those who can be identified are Charles Ross (second from left, standing) and Captain Cecil Adell (fourth from right, standing). From: National Archives & Records Administration

Left to right: Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman are greeted by Captain Cecil Adell as they step off the plane at the Boca Chica airport in Florida, where the President and family will continue on to Key West. (Same as 66-944 except not cropped) From: National Archives & Records Administration