Presidents

Side by side photographs of President Harry S. Truman and Senator Alben Barkley, who ran at Vice President in 1948. These photos were obviously not taken at the same time, and are slightly touched up. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman smiles as he stands (full-length) outside the White House today as he leaves for the Capitol to deliver his State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress. Same as 69-656, only much better print. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman standing in front of the Presidential train at Omaha, Nebraska with First Lady Bess Truman (right) and Margaret Truman (left). The tour is to continue westward across the nation. From: Houston Post.

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 (right) and former national Democratic Chairman James Farley exchange some informal political views on the platform of Lost Battalion Hall, Queens, where the President made his next to the last political talk in the metropolitan area before entraining from Grand Central Station for Independence, Missouri, where he will cast his vote next Tuesday. The President spent two whirlwind days in his windup of his campaign for election. From: Houston Post.

Joseph H. Gunther (left), Commander of the Legion of Honor of the Ararat Temple, presents a life membership in the Legion of Honor to President Harry S. Truman (right) in a ceremony here in Kansas City, Missouri. At center is Frank Land, Imperial Second Ceremonial Member of the Shrine and founder of the Order of DeMolay. Same as 68-1579, but better print. Also, 68-1579 is reversed. From: Houston Post.

At the White House, President Harry S. Truman presents the 1948 Collier's Magazine Congressional Awards to Senator Arthur Vandenberg (R-MI) (left) and Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-TX) (right). Photo has been air-brushed. From: Houston Press.

At an unusual news conference aboard his campaign train today, President Harry S. Truman announces a slight easing of world tension and a defense budget for next year. The conference was held just before the train pulled into the Capital. Same as 70-535, but better print. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman wears a broad grin and raises his hands over his head as he greets a crowd outside Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri after Gov. Thomas Dewey had conceded victory in the Presidential election. Same as 78-696, only better print and less cropped. Photo 78-696 is credited to Photo World. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman holds up one of the shoes of two pairs presented to him at Brockton, Massachusetts, just before he made his speech on arrival there. Brockton is famous for its production of shoes. From: Houston Post.