Presidents

Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House with President Harry S. Truman (left foreground), during a presentation of a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) to Nimitz. Others looking on include the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal (third from the left, second row); General George C. Marshall (fourth from left); Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Admiral Nimitz); Margaret Truman (fourth from right, in background); other members of the Nimitz family and other unidentified officials.

President Harry S. Truman (left foreground) shaking hands with Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) after decorating him with a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) in the Rose Garden of the White House. Looking on are Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (third from left, in second row), General George C. Marshall (fourth from left), Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Nimitz), Margaret Truman (third from right) and others.

President Harry S. Truman (left foreground) giving Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) in the Rose Garden of the White House. Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Nimitz), Margaret Truman (third from right, background), and several unidentified people look on.

President Harry S. Truman (left foreground) and Admiral Chester Nimitz (foreground, second from left) entering the Rose Garden at the White House. Others are unidentified.

President Truman waves to the crowds from a red convertible during a motorcade in an unidentified town, probably during the 1948 campaign. This photograph was copied from original slide SL2521.

General view of the reception given by President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Truman at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. From: Truman Home.

General view of the reception given by President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Truman at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. President Truman can be seen at the center top of the photo. (See also 66-2572.) From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet representatives of a foreign nation at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; Mrs. Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet representatives of a foreign nation at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the reception line: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President, Mrs. Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman's, and Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet unidentified representatives of a foreign nation at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line are: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; Bess Truman; President Harry S. Truman; General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Home.