Presidents

President Harry S. Truman Meets with the Atomic Energy Control Commission

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President Harry S. Truman meets with members of the all-civilian Atomic Energy Commission. From left to right: Sumner Pike, Lewis Strauss, President Truman, Chairman David Lilienthal, Robert F. Bacher, and William W. Waymack.

President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman Leave for Independence

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President Harry S. Truman (left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman are standing on the back of the train as they leave for Independence, Missouri to go and vote. Joining them on the train is Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right).

President Harry S. Truman with Prime Minister MacKenzie King

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President Harry S. Truman (right) meets with Prime Minister MacKenzie King of Canada (left) at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman Receives a Ship Model

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President Harry S. Truman Receives a model of a ship in the Oval Office of the White House. From left to right: unidentified, President Truman, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, and Admiral Ernest King.

President Harry S. Truman Following the Signing of a Joint Declaration on Atomic Energy

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President Harry S. Truman meets with foreign leaders and Congressional leaders after the signing of a joint declaration on atomic energy. Seated are Prime Minister of Great Britain Clement Attlee, President Truman, and Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie King. Standing in the background are (from left to right): Vannevar Bush, unidentified man, unidentified man mostly obscured, Congressman Charles Eaton, Senator Brien McMahon, Canadian Ambassador Lester Pearson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Congressman Sol Bloom, and Admiral William Leahy.

President Harry S. Truman on Board the USS Williamsburg

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President Harry S. Truman and some of his advisors and friends are on board the USS Williamsburg for a vacation cruise. From left to right: Ted Marks, President Truman, Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (standing), General Harry Vaughan, and Press Secretary Charles Ross. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman with Mayors

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President Harry S. Truman meets with mayors of several cities, who visited the White House to protest regulations of the Civil Aeronautics Authority covering the distribution of money appropriated by Congress to build municipal airports. Standing in the front row, left to right: Mayor Thomas Burke of Cleveland, Ohio; President Truman; and Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chicago, Illinois. Second row, left to right: Mayor Edward Jeffries of Detroit, Michigan; Mayor W. Cooper Green of Birmingham, Alabama; and Mayor Vincent Murphy of Newark, New Jersey.

Former President Harry S. Truman arriving at an unknown event

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Former President Harry S. Truman arriving at an unknown event, waving his hat. Reporters and photographers are in the background. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Photograph of Chiang Kai-shek

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Photograph of Chiang Kai-shek. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo Number: 80-A-18643

Woman Kisses Truman Sign

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Victory celebration after the 1948 presidential election. A woman kisses a photo of President Harry S. Truman, who won reelection. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Restrictions: Freelance Photographer's Guild.

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