Presidents

From left to right, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Bess Wallace Truman at Union Station in Washington, D.C. after their vacation in Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with five members of the Future Farmers of America. (L-R) Virgil Getto of Fallon, Nebraska; Eugene Starkey of Orlan, California; President Truman; J. Glyndon Stuff of Polo, Illinois; Joseph E. Espey of Maryville, Missouri; and Marion Baumgardner of Wellington, Texas.

President Harry S. Truman (left) is giving Major General Henry "Hap" Arnold (right), commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces, the Distinguished Service Medal.

President Harry S. Truman meeting the United Nations Inspection Group in the Oval Office at the White House. (L-R) Dr. Shushi Hsu of China, President Truman, and Dr. Stoyan Gavrjlovic of Yugoslavia.

President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with John Oeser, as Mrs. Oeser looks on. Mr. Oeser won the title of being, "Typical Midwest Farmer" of 1945.

President Harry S. Truman receiving a copy of sheet music by Chopin that has been autographed by Sergeant Eugene List in the Oval Office. Sergeant List played piano for President Truman while the President was in Potsdam.

President Harry S. Truman (left) presenting Major General William J. Donovan, commander of the Office of Strategic Services, with a Distinguished Service Medal Oak Leaf cluster.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with A.R. McKee, Local Selective Service Board 1, Jefferson County, Missouri, after the President gave him the Selective Service Medal.

President Harry S. Truman throwing a snowball on the White House grounds.

Major General Lewis B. Hershey (right) pins the Selective Service medal on President Harry S. Truman (left).