Presidential trips

President Harry S. Truman sits at lunch with governors from seven states before a conference on flood conditions. From left to right, they are Governor Norman Brunsdale, North Dakota; Governor William Beardsley, Iowa; Governor Adlai Stevenson, Illinois; General Curtis LeMay of the Air Force; President Truman; Governor Val Peterson, Nebraska; Governor Sigurd Anderson, South Dakota; Governor Elmer Anderson, Minnesota; and Governor Walter Kohler, Wisconsin.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with an unidentified man while surrounded by members of the press. His presidential plane, the Independence, is in the background. All others are unidentified. President Truman is traveling to areas damaged by the flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

President Harry S. Truman, on the right with his hands behind his back, talks with reporters. His presidential plane, the Independence, is in the background. All others are unidentified. President Truman is traveling to areas damaged by the flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

President Harry S. Truman (left) stands with First Lady Bess Truman (center) and an unidentified man (right) on the rear platform of their train during a trip across Nebraska.

President Harry S. Truman (center) walks underneath an umbrella during a visit to Lincoln, Nebraska. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) attends the dedication ceremony for the World War II Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Standing behind him, mostly obscured, is Mayor of Omaha Glenn Cunningham. Standing behind and to the right of President Truman, saluting, are Rear Admiral Robert Dennison and General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) places a wreath during his visit to Boys Town, Nebraska. With him is the Acting Director of Boys Town, Reverend Edmond C. Walsh (right). Standing in the background behind President Truman is General Harry Vaughan. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) walks to the dedication of the World War II Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Walking behind President Truman and the unidentified man next to him is Mayor of Omaha Glenn Cunningham (left) and Ed McKim (right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry. S. Truman (foreground, in two-tone shoes) attends the dedication of the World War II Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The man standing next to President Truman is unidentified. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) lays a wreath at the dedication ceremony for the World War II Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska. All others are unidentified.