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Dinner Party at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam honoring Leland Barrows

Guests seated at the table for a dinner party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, Vietnam, in honor of the departing United States Operations Mission Director Leland Barrows. Clockwise, starting at the foot of the table in the lower left corner: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu; Leland Barrows; Emily F. (Mrs. Arthur) Gardiner; Mr. Chieu; Madame Vu Van Thai; Arthur Z. Gardiner, Mrs. Chieu; Ngo Dinh Nhu; Mrs. Elbridge Durbrow; and President Ngo Dinh Diem at the head of the table.

President Truman receives word of railroad strike settlement during speech to Joint Session of Congress

Leslie Biffle (left), Secretary of the Senate, interrupts President Harry S. Truman's address before a Joint Session of Congress to hand him a note telling of settlement of the railroad strike. At the time, the President was asking for unprecedented powers to deal with the labor situation. Donor: New York Herald Tribune.

President Truman at the 50th Anniversary of the American Movie Theater at the White House

President Harry S. Truman with movie stars in connection with the 50th Anniversary of the American Movie Theater at the White House. Front row, L to R: Elizabeth Taylor, Adolph Zukor (Chairman of the Board, Paramount Pictures), President Truman, Mrs. Patricia Scott, Joyce O'Hara (Acting President, Motion Picture Associations) and Debbie Reynolds. Second Row: Louise Albritton, Arthur Mayer, Arthur Arthur, Julian Brylawski, Virginia Kellogg, and Randolph Scott.

President Johnson and First Lady Mrs. Johnson Visit Former President Truman in the Hospital

President Lyndon B. Johnson, accompanied by First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, are greeted by a nurse at Research Hospital. President Johnson shakes hands with the nurse. Former President Harry S. Truman is hospitalized at Research at this time. President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson are here visiting the former President.