Presidents

President Harry S. Truman takes the role of coach as he leads the Truman Athletic Club in exercises on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri. The club, formed by newsmen who are covering the presidential trip to Brazil, presented the President with a "T" shirt with six stars on the sleeves. From: Bjorn Bjornson.

President Harry S. Truman speaks at ceremonies held at the United States Group Control Council Headquarters during the first official raising of the United States flag over the headquarters. On the left is General George Patton and General Dwight Eisenhower (second from left). The flag used was the same one that had flown over the Capitol in Washington when war was declared against Germany and since has flown over Casablanca, Algiers, and Rome. (This photo is a part of a larger photo, 66-3450.) President Truman is in Germany for the Potsdam Conference. From: Solomon Bogard.

The First Family is being interviewed and "counted" on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida, by Census Enumerator, Mrs. Eileen M. Nolte, wife of a Navy Warrant Officer aboard the USS Gilmore. Left to right are: Mrs. Nolte, Bess Truman, President Truman, and Margaret Truman. (See also 66-875, 64-448, 67-2638 thru 2642, 75-363 and 92-222.) From: John Bosworth

President Harry S. Truman (center)chats informally with White House photographers and reporters on the grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. The three in the background on the left are (left to right) Bill Gerecke, Charles Protz, and Harry Walsh. On the President's right is Jeff Brodhead. On Truman's left, with his back turned, is Press Secretary Charles Ross. In front of Ross, left to right, are Alfonso Muto, M.H. Posey, Harvey George, and an unidentified man. (See also 66-874.) From: Richard Bower.

President Harry S. Truman waves from the back seat of an automobile while riding in a motorcade upon his arrival in Key West, Florida, after the 1948 election. (See also 77-697 and 65-2317.) From: Richard Bower

President Harry S. Truman, holding his ballot, steps out of the voting booth at the Memorial Building, voting place of the 7th Precinct of Blue Township in Independence, Missouri. In adjoining voting booths casting ballots in the general election are Bess Truman (left) and Margaret Truman (center). (See also 77-3559.) From: John E. Boos.

President Harry S. Truman stands in the back seat of an automobile greeting residents at a motor stop in front of a used-car lot in New Albany, Indiana. At left is Sheriff Alex Watkins. The boy in the background is Thomas E. Borden, Sr. From: Thomas E. Borden, Sr.

President Harry S. Truman speaks from the rear platform of a train at a whistlestop in San Marcos, Texas, during the 1948 presidential campaign. Left to right are: Ed Geisen, a local politician; Lyndon B. Johnson (partially obscured); President Harry S. Truman; Ed Cape, a banker; Laura Ramsay; and Judge Max Smith, a local County Judge. From: Charles Blankenship.

Portrait of President Harry S. Truman (left) and Vice President Alben Barkley seated on a bench at the White House. Donor: Col. John A. Riffle.

President Harry S. Truman (right) placing his ballot for the 1948 presidential election in the ballot box in Independence, Missouri. With him is Mrs. Bess Truman (second from the left) and their daughter, Margaret (second from right).