Presidents

President Harry S. Truman (seated behind the desk) signs the visitor's log aboard the USS Missouri during the Navy Day celebration in New York City, New York. Standing behind the President are, from left to right, Admiral Jonas H. Ingram, Captain Stuart S. Murray, Mr. Grover Whalen, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia (partially obscured), and Commodore James K. Vardaman, Jr. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (seen waving from the first car) waves to a crowd while he is driven down Broadway in New York City, New York on Navy Day. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (center) places a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Armistice Day ceremonies. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman greets the General Joao Batista Mascarenhas de Moraes, General of the Brazilian Expeditionary Forces in Italy, during his two week visit in the United States. Front row, left to right: President Truman, General de Moraes, and Ambassador Carlos Martins of Brazil. Back row, left to right: General Zenobio de Costa and Air Brigadier Antonio Appel Netto. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

A general view of ceremonies on Armistice Day at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (farthest right) turns to wave to the cheering crowd from the deck of the destroyer USS Renshaw during Navy Day celebrations in New York City. Behind the President are, from left to right, Commodore James K. Vardaman and Admiral Jonas H. Ingram. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (third from the left) looks out over the New York Harbor from the destroyer Renshaw on Navy Day. In the background is the USS Missouri giving off a salute to the President. Also pictured is First Lady Bess Truman (to the right of her husband) and Admiral Jonas Ingram (left). Other people in the photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (top of the stairs) and Commodore James K. Vardaman (left of President Harry S. Truman) follow Admiral Jonas H. Ingram (bottom of stairs) after a luncheon on the USS Missouri during Navy Day celebrations in New York City, New York. Other people shown in the picture are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (center left) shakes hands with General Lewis B. Hershey (center right) while thanking members of the Selective Service. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman receives members of the Far Eastern Commission at the White House. Front and middle rows, left to right: Dr. Wei Tao-Ming, Paul E. Naggair, Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai, President Truman, Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, and Secretary of State James Byrnes. Top row, left to right: Thomas A. Stone, L. Loudon, Major General Frank McCoy, C.A. Berendsen, General Carlos Romulo, and Lord Halifax. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.