Presidents

Wearing an old hat and a sport shirt with the tails worn outside his pants, President Harry S. Truman takes a stroll along the beach at Key West, Florida, where he is enjoying a vacation in the sunshine. In the background is Fort Taylor, which was used during the Civil War. Today, Mr. Truman was scheduled to dedicate the 450,000-acre Everglades National Park. His dedicatory address will be broadcast over the nation. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman carried his presidential campaign to the Illinois State Capitol when he spoke in Springfield Monday. The Chief Executive is pictured as he placed a floral wreath on the tomb of Abraham Lincoln at the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield. From: Houston Post.

Clifford Evans (left) of Washington and George Truman (right) of Los Angeles today show President Harry S. Truman "short snorter" bills they collected during a leisurely around-the-world flight in light planes. The pilots received the President's congratulations during a brief visit to the White House. From: Houston Post.

Portrait of President Harry S. Truman at his Oval Office desk, pen in hand. Same as 69-1198, but not cropped as much. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman (left), and their daughter, Margaret, stand beside a car upon leaving the south entrance of the White House today to ride to the Capitol for the President's address on the State of the Union before a Joint Session of Congress. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman strums imaginary keys at Constitution Hall tonight as he describes a Chopin waltz, A flat Opus 62, he would like for pianist Jose Iturbi (left) to play during the latter's recital. Watching are Drucie Snyder, daughter of Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Margaret Truman; and First Lady Bess Truman. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman, bareheaded, walks through the White House Rose Garden today in the sunshine that accompanied a rise in temperature to 60 degrees in mid-afternoon. The south portico of the White House is in the background. From: Houston Post.

Aboard the USS Missouri at sea, the President, a land-lubber, is right pleased with himself as he poses in what he calls his six-star Admiral's cap" aboard the USS Missouri. Mrs. Truman (right) for her part, prefers a tropical pith helmet." From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman, and daughter Margaret stand on the deck as they watch the return of the USS Missouri's scouting planes September 15 during the presidential trip from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia. Same as 69-325, only this photo is not airbrushed. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Truman listen as daughter Margaret (left) appears to be going over a selection at the Constitution Hall Reception Room tonight, at which the President had requested pianist Jose Iturbi play at the latter's recital. The Truman's met Iturbi prior to the program, the President requesting a Chopin waltz, A flat Opus 62. From: Houston Post.