Presidents

From left to right, Independence, Missouri Mayor Roger Sermon, J. Vivian Truman, Press Secretary Charles Ross (slightly in the background), Margaret Truman, and President Harry Truman at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas, on President Truman's first trip home after becoming President. All other people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman (seated) is receiving a haircut from Frank Spina in the President's office in the Federal Courthouse on his twenty-sixth wedding anniversary. Spina has been the President's barber for the past twenty-eight years. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman (center) shakes hands with General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) after decorating him with the Distinguished Service Medal. Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower (left) and a cheering crowd observe. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman is seated at a desk before a microphone announcing the end of World War II in Europe. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman (standing) is addressing a Joint Session of Congress. All other people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to an unidentified soldier. The man standing behind the desk is Major General Harry Vaughan. The dignitaries seated in the front row on the right are (from right to left): Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; unidentified man; General George C. Marshall; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; General Henry "Hap" Arnold. All others people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman, right, and General George C. Marshall, left, with the signed Instruments of Surrender from the Japanese, ending World War II. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Senator Harry S. Truman (left) sits down for lunch with President Franklin D. Roosevelt beneath a magnolia tree on the White House lawn. From the album, "Mr. President, His Family and Friends, Life Magazine."

President Harry S. Truman (left) is signing a document with Secretary of State James Byrnes. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman, far right, is holding a press conference, probably in the Oval Office of the White House. All other people are unidentified. This photo is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."