Presidents

President Harry S. Truman, third from right, decorated the White House Police and Secret Service agents who prevented his assassination at Blair House on November 1, 1950. Left to right: Wounded policemen Private Joseph H. Downs and Private Donald Birdzell; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, whose department has jurisdiction over the White House Police and Secret Service; Cressie Coffelt, widow of the slain policeman Leslie Coffelt; Private Joseph O. Davidson; President Truman; and two Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Vincent P. Mroz.

President Harry S. Truman, left, is shown with cane in hand while on a morning stroll. He is accompanied by his secret service detail. The Washington Memorial is in view behind them. This photograph is believed to have been taken the day after the assassination attempt on him while he was staying at Blair House. Others in view are not identified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, right) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (center, left) attend the funeral services for White House Police Force guard and former U.S. Army draftee Leslie Coffelt at Arlington National Cemetery. Coffelt was killed while protecting President Harry S. Truman from an assassination attempt at Blair House on November 1, 1950. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman speaks from the podium at the dedication of Friendship International Airport in Maryland. The presidential seal is in view. Sent to the president from Richard W. Warrow, Chairman of the Dedication Committee for Friendship International Airport, Glenn L. Martin Company.