Presidential trips

President Harry S. Truman (center, in civilian clothes) inspects the personnel of the USS Missouri with the aid of Admiral James Foskett. Others are unidentified. From photograph album "President Truman's visit to Rio de Janeiro."

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Mrs. Truman (left) on the rear platform of the presidential railroad car, the "Ferdinand Magellan" on the occasion of their trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to attend the Army-Navy Football game.

President Harry S. Truman (behind the wheel), halts automobile before a panoramic view of Mount Rainier during his visit to Mount Rainier National Park. In the car with President Truman are his host, Governor Mon Wallgren and Colonel Harry H. Vaughan, the President's military aide.

President Harry S. Truman with General Douglas MacArthur, taken through the rear window of a car while the two were meeting at Wake Island.

From left to right (back seat): President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Admiral William Leahy ride in a car past the ruins of the Reichschancellery in Berlin, Germany, where Hitler often spoke from the gallery. They are driving through Berlin, surveying the damage from Allied bombing. Unidentified Secret Service men and others surround the automobile. Standing talking to President Truman is probably Harry Vaughan. Others in the background are unidentified.

Punished for being a pollywog, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman sits with King Neptune and his Royal Court during ceremonies as the Battleship U. S. S. Missouri crosses the Equator, September 11th, enroute back to the United States from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with the Presidential Party. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

President Harry S. Truman, wearing engineer's gloves, at the throttle aboard the diesel-powered train en route to Missouri with the President and Winston Churchill. After the train left Washington, President Truman went on a tour of inspection, including this visit to the engineer's spot. Donor: Houston Post

President Harry S. Truman's train travels through Willard, MO, while on his trip to Bolivar, Missouri and back for the dedication of the statue of Simon Bolivar. Traveling with President Truman was President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela.

President Harry S. Truman's train while on his trip to Bolivar, Missouri and back for the dedication of the statue of Simon Bolivar. Traveling with President Truman was President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela.

President Harry S. Truman riding in the official landau while visiting the Governor of Bermuda, Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham, in Hamilton, Bermuda. From left to right (in the back of the landau): Captain James Foskett, General Harry Vaughan (turned sideways), President Truman, Admiral Leatham. From the album "Vacation Cruise with the President, Volume 3 of 4".