Presidents

President Harry S. Truman is shown on the rear of a train, addressing a crowd in Grand Island, Nebraska. He is beginning his Western Tour. It is the day of this 66th Birthday.

President Harry S. Truman (right), stops with his binoculars to check out the sights during a stopover in Hawaii after flying to Wake Island to converse with General Douglas MacArthur. Also present is General Omar Bradley (left).

On his way to Wake Island to meet with General Douglas MacArthur, President Harry S. Truman (left) takes a stroll around Hickam Air Force Base during a stopover tour of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Admiral Arthur Radford (right) accompanies the President. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman boarding an airplane for a trip to Independence, Missouri. This photo is signed by President and Mrs. Truman. "Christmas 1946" is written at the base of the photo, as the Trumans gave copies of this photo to White House staff as Christmas gifts in 1946. See 59-971 for same photograph without autographs.

At St. Louis Union Station, postmaster Bernard Dickmann (left) stands next to newly elected President Harry S. Truman as Mr. Truman holds up the famous Chicago Tribune newspaper headline "Dewey Defeats Truman." Man in background is unidentified. From: Campaign Scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

Prior to start of "Big Three" conference in an elaborate estate in the Potsdam area, U. S. Army Signal Corps and Russian Army photographers record the historic moment for the world to see. In top center can be seen the "Big Three", President Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin, and Winston Churchi1l, all with backs to camera. Inscribed on back of photo: "This is the place I told Stalin about the Atom bomb, which was exploded July 16, 1945 in New Mexico. He didn't realize what I was talking about! HST"

Bess Truman lunches with crew of the U.S.S. Missouri, returning from a trip to Rio de Janeiro. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Former President Harry S. Truman converses with President John F. Kennedy at the White House. Also present are Tom Gavin (left) and Senator William Fulbright (right). Truman was in Washington to attend a $100-a-plate Democratic dinner at Washington's National Guard Armory, honoring Mr. Kennedy on his 44th birthday. The little boy is unidentified. The photo is autographed as follows: To Tom Gavin, approved! Harry S. Truman

From left to right, Major General Harry Vaughan walks with President Harry S. Truman and Admiral Leahy. The trio was returning to the Little White House after an unsuccessful fishing trip during President Truman's vacation visit to Key West, Florida. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the lawn of the White House with the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. From left to right: Senator Edward Martin; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Richard E. Dougherty; President Truman; Douglas Orr, American Institute of Architects; Representative Louis C. Rabaut; Representative Frank B. Keefe.