Presidents

President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower (backseat, left) gives a hearty wave from the back of his open limousine following his visit to the White House. Also with him is Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (backseat, right). Joseph Dodge (wearing hat) stands behind the car, facing left. Others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson (right) and Alabama Senator John Sparkman (standing) in the Oval Office. Stevenson and Sparkman had just accepted the Democratic nominations for President and Vice President, respectively.

President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower (center) stands in the middle of a crowd of police, photographers, and reporters during his visit to the White House. Also present is Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (center, left, in pinstripe suit) and Joseph Dodge (center, right). All others are unidentified.

President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower (center) acknowledges the crowd of bystanders during his visit to the White House. Also present is Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (left, in pinstripe suit) and Joseph Dodge (immediately right of Eisenhower). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) speak with Treasury Secretary John Snyder (right) as they prepare to depart Washington, D.C. for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

President Harry S. Truman (left), First Lady Bess W. Truman (center), and Treasury Secretary John Snyder prepare to board their plane to depart Washington, D.C. for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

President Harry S. Truman waves from the steps of his plane as he prepares to depart Washington, D.C. for the 1952 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (right) and Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama (center) in the Oval Office. Governor Stevenson had just accepted the Democratic nomination for President and Senator Sparkman the Democratic nomination for Vice President.

President Harry S. Truman (left) with Mrs. India Edwards, Executive Director, Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, during a radio interview. The President gave the interview as he traveled by train during his 1948 whistlestop Campaign.

Truman for President buttons made their first appearance when Mrs. India Edwards, Associate Director of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) (left), sported two of them on her lapel when she attended President Harry S. Truman's (right) White House broadcast marking the admission of women into the Executive Committee of the DNC.