Presidents

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (right) in the Washington, D.C. train station, sitting on the back of an open vehicle, waving their hats to the crowd. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington after winning the 1948 election.

President Harry S. Truman (right) congratulating new Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson. President Truman was an unexpected guest at a dinner given in Washington by Post Office employees in honor of the new Postmaster General.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman, posing together on the front porch of the White House, with other dignitaries standing behind them. President Truman and Vice President-elect Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after winning the election of 1948. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison.

President Harry S. Truman (far right) on the rear platform of the presidential train, speaking to two unidentified men. Truman had just returned to Washington, D.C., after having won election to a second term in 1948.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) on the rear platform of the presidential train, in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman is hugging another man, presumably President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela. An unidentified man is on the left in the photo. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) walking in a station, beside the presidential train. President Truman was on a trip to Bolivar, Missouri, where he dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman standing on the lower step of the rear platform of the presidential train, waving to the crowd. Probably in Bolivar, Missouri, where President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman (seated on left), Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri, Dr. Doyle C. McCraw (center), and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (seated on right), are seated at a table, engaged in conversation, in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri. Others in the photo are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. A crowd is gathered around the platform, and a statue of Simon Bolivar stands to the platform's right. President Truman is speaking. President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela is seated on the front row to the left of the podium.

President Harry S. Truman (in light-colored suit, standing to the left of the podium) and other dignitaries on the reviewing platform in Bolivar, Missouri. Everyone is standing, hat and hand over heart, as a band plays. A statue of Simon Bolivar stands beside the platform. President Truman dedicated the statue. This event was also attended by Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos.