Presidents

President Harry S. Truman (left) boards a plane after his visit to the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He visited Guantanamo Bay during a vacation cruise of the area. He is boarding the plane in order to fly to Key West, Florida for the remainder of his vacation. He is shaking hands with White House staff member William Simmons.

President Harry S. Truman (on rear platform, third from right) and others stand on the rear platform of a train and greet a crowd gathered at a railroad station in an unidentified eastern Missouri city. President Truman is headed back to Washington after a trip to the West Coast. Also present is Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly (on platform, right). All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman greets the crowd gathered at the Jefferson City, Missouri railroad station, a stop on the return from his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. Others on the rear platform are unidentified. (See also 2012-335.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman waves his hat from the rear platform of a train in Chicago, IL, during a trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman and unidentified others greet a crowd gathered at the Jefferson City, Missouri railroad station, a stop on the return from his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Also see 2012-336.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.)

President Harry S. Truman stops in a residential area in Jefferson City, Missouri, to speak with reporters and welcoming residents, on his way back to Washington after a presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. Secret Service agent Henry J. Nicholson stands at right (holding hat under arm). (Same as 66-378) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

With the presidential train in the background, President Harry S. Truman (in center, on speaker's platform) addresses the crowd gathered at the railroad station in St. Louis, Missouri, on his return from his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library from the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (center) greets a crowd in Arco, Idaho, outside of a recreation hall, a stop on his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. Military Aide General Harry Vaughan in his uniform can be seen on the lower steps. (Same as 59-207 and 66-682) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A crowd surrounds the speaker's platform for a speech by President Harry S. Truman (seated on platform) during his trip to the West Coast. The exact city is unknown. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Barely visible on the rear platform of a train, President Harry S. Truman greets a crowd at an unidentified location, a stop on his presidential campaign trip to the west coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.