Presidents

President Harry S. Truman (background, left) stands on the rear platform of his train with an unidentified woman and First Lady Bess Truman (on right) during his trip across Nebraska.

President Harry S. Truman (left) stands on the rear platform of his train during a trip across Nebraska. An unidentified man is speaking at the microphone, and another unidentified man is also on the platform.

A crowd listens as President Harry S. Truman speaks from the rear platform of a train during the President's trip across Nebraska. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman points out of the window of his airplane during an aerial tour of areas effected by flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

President Harry S. Truman, at the podium on the left of the picture, addresses a crowd in Lincoln, Nebraska. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) speaks with an unidentified military man in front of an airplane. This photo was taken during President Truman's tour of areas effected by the flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with an unidentified man (left) during a trip to Lincoln, Nebraska. Standing between President Truman and the unidentified man is Nebraska Governor Val Peterson. The other men holding umbrellas are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) gestures out the window of his plane, surrounded by three unidentified men, during an aerial tour of areas effected by flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

President Harry S. Truman uses binoculars to look out the window of his airplane. The three other men in the picture are unidentified. This photo was taken during an aerial tour of areas effected by the flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

President Harry S. Truman sits at lunch with governors from seven states before a conference on flood conditions. From left to right, they are Governor Norman Brunsdale, North Dakota; Governor William Beardsley, Iowa; Governor Adlai Stevenson, Illinois; General Curtis LeMay of the Air Force; President Truman; Governor Val Peterson, Nebraska; Governor Sigurd Anderson, South Dakota; Governor Elmer Anderson, Minnesota; and Governor Walter Kohler, Wisconsin.