Presidents

President Harry S. Truman looks out from the rear platform of a train during a whistlestop in Rock Island, Illinois, on his 1948 campaign trip. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) speaks to a crowd from the rear platform of a train in Rock Island, Illinois, during a whistlestop campaign tour. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) speaks to a crowd from the rear platform of a train in Rock Island, Illinois, during a whistlestop campaign tour. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman (standing at podium) speaks to a crowd from the rear platform of a train in Rock Island, Illinois, during a Whistlestop campaign tour. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk in the Oval Office and signs S. 1359, an act which extended the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act to additional people. He is surrounded by a group of unidentified men and one woman. The man seventh from the right (just to the left of the flag) is Senator Olin Johnston. From: Walter J. Jones.

President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk in the Oval Office holding five pens after signing S. 1359, an act which extended the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act to additional people. He is surrounded by a group of unidentified men. From: Walter J. Jones.

Faded color photo of President Harry S. Truman surrounded by young boys while adults watch in the background on his visit to Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. President Truman attended ceremonies for the centennial of the founding of the College by Stephen Girard as a free boarding school for fatherless boys. (See 59-1489-1 thru 32.) From: Todd Jermstad.

President Harry S. Truman (far left) is surrounded by boys, photographers, and others as he arrives at Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. President Truman is attending a centennial of the founding of the College by Stephen Girard as a free boarding school for fatherless boys. (See 59-1489-1 thru 32.) From: Todd Jermstad.

President Harry S. Truman is surrounded by boys as he visits Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Truman will attend a centennial of the founding of the College by Stephen Girard as a free boarding school for fatherless boys. (See 59-1489-1 thru 32.) From: Todd Jermstad.

President Harry S. Truman is surrounded by boys as he visits Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He will attend a centennial of the founding of the College by Stephen Girard as a free boarding school for fatherless boys. (See 59-1489-1 thru 32.) From: Todd Jermstad