Presidential trips

Greeting an old friend, President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with former Senator Samuel D. Jackson (left), Chairman of the 1944 Democratic Convention. They are in Indianapolis, Indiana. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman smiles today aboard the yacht Williamsburg just before it left Yorktown. The President, with a new coat of tan, headed for home on the last leg of his nine-day cruise. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman with Brazil's President Eurico Gaspar Dutra (right) stands at attention on his arrival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Monday. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman, and daughter Margaret stand on the deck as they watch the return of the USS Missouri's scouting planes September 15 during the presidential trip from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia. Same as 69-325, only this photo is not airbrushed. From: Houston Post.

President Truman is welcomed to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, by the Governor of the Islands, William H. Hastie (right). The Presidential yacht, "Williamsburg," is in the background. From: Houston Post.

Greeted at the Isla Grande airport by the Governor of Puerto Rico, Jesus T. Pinero (right), President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd on his way to the hotel. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman is pleased with himself as he poses in what he calls his "Six-Star Admiral's Cap" aboard the USS Missouri. The Chief Executive and his party are returning from a state visit to Brazil. (Same as half of the photo on 92-3). From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman with the Governor of the Virgin Islands, William H. Hastie (left), looking at a plaque honoring Truman and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. The plaque was on the bandstand of Emancipation Park, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman leaves for San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is boarding his plane "The Scared Cow." From: Houston Post.

Rear Admiral Frank G. Fahrion, Superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory (Washington Navy Yard), is shaking hands on the left with President Harry S. Truman and greeting him on the 150th anniversary of the gun factory. Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing between the two men. Major General Harry Vaughan, on the far right, looks on.