Presidents

President Harry S. Truman Aboard the USS Missouri

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President Harry S. Truman (second from right) talks with an unidentified officer on board the USS Missouri. Also present are (left to right) James Foskett, William Hassett, Matthew J. Connelly, and John R. Steelman. President Truman and members of his party are on board the USS Missouri as they return to the United States from an official visit to Rio de Janeiro.

President Harry S. Truman is Saluted

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President Harry S. Truman (in white cap bottom right) is saluted as he leaves the captured German submarine U-2513 at Key West, Florida. James H. Foskett (to right of Truman) and William D. Leahy (to right of Foskett) follow. John Steelman stands next to the woman standing near the line of sailors. All other sailors are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Party in Front of an Airplane

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President Harry S. Truman and members of his party are standing near an airplane, probably the "Independence." From left to right: Admiral William Leahy, unidentified, President Truman, John Steelman, and Major General Harry Vaughan.

John R. Steelman is Congratulated by President Harry S. Truman After Being Sworn In

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Emma (Mrs. John) Steelman (right) smiles at the camera as her husband, John R. Steelman (third from left) shakes hands with President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and an unidentified man after being sworn in as the Director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Others are unidentified.

John R. Steelman is Sworn In Outside the White House

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President Harry S. Truman (third from right) stands next to Emma (Mrs. John) Steelman (second from right) as John R. Steelman (second from left) is sworn in as Director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, as photographers record the ceremony. The photograph is taken outside the White House. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Speaks to a Group

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President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) speaks to a group of unidentified men. The purpose and location of the speech are unknown. Among those present are Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach (head table, left), Assistant to the President John R. Steelman (background, seated, second from left), and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (background, seated, fourth from left).

President Harry S. Truman Visits with the Arkansas State Society

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President Harry S. Truman pays a visit to members of the Arkansas State Society in the Senate Office Building Caucus room. From left to right: John R. Steelman, Assistant to the President; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder; Governor-Elect Sidney S. McMath; and Staff Director of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, Leslie L. Biffle.

President Harry S. Truman Aboard the Carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

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President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and Admiral William Leahy (second from left) converses with Admiral Chester Nimitz (left) and Admiral Marc Mitscher (right) aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Eighth Fleet war games off the Virginia Capes.

President Harry S. Truman and Members of His Party On Board the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

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President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt as they observed naval exercises of the Eighth Fleet off the Virginia Capes. From left to right; unidentified naval officer; unidentified man; Captain Clark Clifford; Admiral William Leahy; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Colonel Wallace Graham; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; William D. Hassett; President Harry S. Truman; Edwin Locke; John R. Steelman; Colonel Harry Vaughan; and unidentified man.

President Harry S. Truman Shares Dinner Onboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

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President Harry S. Truman, members of his party, and United States Navy officers eat dinner aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, during the Eighth Fleet's naval exercises off the Virginia Capes. Seated clockwise around the table, from the center foreground: unidentified; John R. Steelman; unidentified naval officer; unidentified man; Admiral William D. Leahy; President Harry S. Truman; Admiral Marc A. Mitscher; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; unidentified man (obscured); Press Secretary Charles Ross; and two unidentified men.

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