Presidents

President Harry S. Truman attending a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate Lincoln's birthday. From left to right: unidentified, Admiral Robert Dennison, President Truman, General Robert Landry, unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and unidentified dignitaries standing at attention outside the Lincoln Memorial during ceremonies commemorating Lincoln's Birthday.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries outside the Lincoln Memorial during ceremonies commemorating Abraham Lincoln's 140th birthday. From left to right: unidentified, Admiral Robert Dennison, President Truman, General Robert Landry, and unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and unidentified dignitaries watching a flag procession on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. Truman is attending a wreath laying ceremony commemorating President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The two military officers at the top of the stairs are Admiral Robert Dennison (left) and General Robert Landry (right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and unidentified dignitaries watching as a wreath is carried up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during ceremonies commemorating Lincoln's Birthday. Crowds of onlookers stand on the stairs of the Memorial

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room at the White House: (clockwise around table from left) Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and unidentified dignitaries watching a flag procession on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. Truman is attending a wreath laying ceremony commemorating President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The two military officers at the top of the stairs are Admiral Robert Dennison (left) and General Robert Landry (right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and unidentified dignitaries watching a flag procession on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. Truman is attending a wreath laying ceremony commemorating President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The two military officers at the top of the stairs are Admiral Robert Dennison (left) and General Robert Landry (right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and unidentified dignitaries watching procession coming down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the Lincoln birthday celebration.

Dean Acheson (left) taking the oath of office as Secretary of State, with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administering the oath. Standing in the background are, from left to right: unidentified man, Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, President Harry S. Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, and Mary Jane Truman.