Presidents

President Harry S. Truman smiles and tips his hat in a "good morning" greeting to an unidentified woman, and waves as she passes him on a mile long walk here in Independence, Missouri. A secret service man walks beside the Chief Executive. See also 59-487. From Houston Post.

After helping his wife from the car which brought them from the airport in Kansas City, Kansas, President Harry S. Truman smilingly turns to greet crowds of fellow townsmen while Mrs. Bess Truman turns to go up to their summer home here in Independence, Missouri. The President arrived by plane tonight from Washington to vote in Thursday's primary election. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (right) waves from the rear platform of his special train as he leaves Washington, D. C. this morning for a swing through Maryland and Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York for a series of campaign appearances. Mrs. Bess Truman stands beside him. Same as 69-445, but without tough-up marks. However, this photo does have a mark on Mrs. Truman's face that is not in 69-445. From: Houston Post.

While his train rolls through California today, President Harry S. Truman writes the speech he will deliver tonight in Los Angeles. He is seated at the dining table in his private car. 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 (left), Democratic candidate to succeed himself, listens to Alben W. Barkley, Democratic Senator from Kentucky and Vice-Presidential candidate, as they sit in the President's White House office today at a meeting of the Truman-Barkley Club. (See also 92-89 and 97-1539.) From Houston Post.

Enroute to Bonham, Texas on President Harry S. Truman's special train, President Truman (left) talks with Walter Bedell Smith, Russian Ambassador, after Smith boarded the train in Dallas. From: Houston Post.

A fancy maroon necktie was presented to President Harry S. Truman by three Denver junior high school students during President Truman's visit to Denver today. Then they vanished in the crowd before a photographer could get their picture. The trio -- Robert Stark, 14; his sister Shirley, 12; and Bessie Chance, 14 -- told a reporter they bought the tie this morning. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman speaking in Cadillac Square in Detroit, Michigan on Labor Day. Distance view, Truman from back, crowd shot. From: Houston Post.

President Truman greets members of the family of his new Secretary of Labor, Maurice J. Tobin of Boston, at the White House. L to R: Carol Ann, 13; Mrs. Tobin; Maurice, Jr., 10 (front); Tobin; Truman; and Helen Louise, 15. The former Massachusetts mayor was sworn in as successor to the late Lewis Schwellenbach earlier in the day. From: Houston Post.