Presidential trips

Carrying their own trays, President Truman and Admiral William Leahy pass through the "Chow Line." From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Carrying their own trays, the President and Mrs. Truman pass through the "Chow Line". From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Captain Robert Dennison shows President Harry S. Truman and his family about the USS Missouri. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

The guard of honor, Waller Field, in Trinidad, BWI. The presidential airplane landed here on the way to Brazil. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

General Wallace Graham, President Truman's physician, on the open bridge of the U. S. S. Missouri. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

The President watches as medical personnel are transferred to the destroyer "Small" for a mercy mission. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

The President watches as medical personnel are transferred to the destroyer "Small" for a mercy mission. From the Album: President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right) meets the ship's officers on the USS Missouri as he returns to the United States from a trip to Brazil. Others are unidentified. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets the ship's officers on the USS Missouri, while returning to the United States from a trip to Brazil. Second from the left is Captain Robert Dennison. The man on the right is unidentified. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: The President introduces his new "8-star" cap. President Harry S. Truman is on the USS Missouri returning to the United States from a trip to Brazil. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro