Presidents

President Harry S. Truman waves goodbye at Washington National Airport's MATS terminal as he prepares to board the Independence for his summer White House at Key West.

A royal welcome for Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, and her consort, Prince Bernhard, in front of the Old District Building by President and Mrs. Truman and citizens of Washington, D.C. Pictured beneath the canopy, front row (left to right), are Queen Juliana, President Harry S. Truman, an unidentified District Commissioner, Prince Bernhard, and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman. See album - 66-8049 through 8115. From: Arthur Marasco.

After arriving at Washington National Airport's Military Air Transport Service Terminal, England's Princess Elizabeth (left) joins President Harry S. Truman in the Chief Executive's limousine for her ride to Blair House. See also 72-698. From: Arthur Marasco.

Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain joins President Harry S. Truman in the Presidential limousine at Washington National Airport's MATS Terminal. Visible in the background are troops of the 3rd "Old Guard" Infantry Regiment and the United States Army Band which formed a portion of the Armed Forces honor guard that met her plane. From: Arthur Marasco.

After arriving at MATS Terminal, Washington National Airport for her first visit on American soil, England's Princess Elizabeth and President Harry S. Truman review troops of the 3rd "Old Guard" Infantry Regiment which formed a portion of the Armed Forces honor guard that met her plane. Directly behind them is Prince Phillip. Others in the photo are unidentified. See also 72-697. From: Arthur Marasco.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with former Corporal Charles Farber of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Farber, pictured with his fiancée, Helen Baker, is the once unknown Corporal "X" who saved the life of Medal of Honor winner Captain Raymond Harvey after Harvey had been critically wounded on the Korean battlefront. From: Arthur Marasco.

Princess Elizabeth of England (left) and President Harry S. Truman speak to the crowd who gathered at Washington National Airport's MATS Terminal to see Elizabeth set foot for the first time on American soil. President Truman, standing with her on the rostrum, had earlier given her and her prince consort a greeting to America. See also 72-694. From: Arthur Marasco.

4-3/8" x 3" Kodachrome print of President Truman and Mrs. Truman standing in a room of what probably is the Blair House. From: Museum Collection #93.12 (items found inside locked credenza in Harry S. Truman's working office at Truman Library).

President Harry S. Truman delivers a speech on the rear platform of a train. The man at left is unidentified. This is possibly a campaign speech. From: Museum Collection #93.12 (items found inside locked credenza in Harry S. Truman's working office at Truman Library).

From left to right, President of Venezuela Romulo Gallegos, First Lady Bess Truman, unidentified woman, and President Harry S. Truman, wave from the back of the Presidential Train. They are in Bolivar, Missouri, for the dedication of the statue of Simon Bolivar.