Presidents

President Harry S. Truman speaking to reporters on the steps of the Memorial Building on election night, 1948, in Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman posing for photographers after voting in 1948.

President Harry S. Truman exiting a voting booth during the 1948 election in Independence, Missouri.

Reporters greet President Harry S. Truman upon his arrival in Independence, Missouri, on election night.

President Harry S. Truman waving from the rear of a train in Independence, Missouri, along with an unidentified gentleman.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and daughter Margaret Truman (right) voting in the 1946 election in Independence, Missouri. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, their daughter Margaret Truman, and Truman's sister Mary Jane Truman arrive by plane in Independence, Missouri, for the first time after his election to the Presidency.

President Harry S. Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill in car in parade in Jefferson City, Missouri. It was on this day that Churchill made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton. Secret Service men are on the running boards of the car.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice-President-elect Harry S. Truman, and Vice-President Henry Wallace in a car. President Roosevelt is returning to the Capitol from Union Station during a downpour of rain.

President Harry S. Truman speaking from the podium at the dedication of Friendship (now Baltimore-Washington) International Airport in Baltimore, Maryland. From: Mr. Richard W. Darrow, Chairman, Dedication Committee, Friendship International Airport, the Glenn T. Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland.