Prime ministers

Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry S. Truman, with Prime Minister Winston Churchill at his residence at Number 10 Downing Street, after a luncheon visit with the Prime Minister and his wife. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman delivers his State of the Union message to a joint session of Congress. Prime Minister Winston Churchill (upper left-center) holds a text of the speech as he sits in the front row of the balcony. Seated directly in front of the President are members of his cabinet. From left: Labor Secretary Maurice J. Tobin, Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer, Agriculture Secretary Charles Brannan, Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Defense Secretary Robert Lovett, Treasury Secretary John W.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, left, greets Premier Alcide De Gasperi of Italy at the State Department. From: Beth Gore.

President Truman greeting Prime Minister Nehru of India at the Washington National Airport as the Prime Minister arrived for a visit to the United States. Original photo is 11 x 14 and filed in oversize file.

President Harry S. Truman and former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill appear on the rear platform of their train during a nighttime stop in St. Louis, Missouri, after their visit to Fulton, Missouri, for a speech at Westminster College. Mr. Churchill, wearing RAF coveralls otherwise known as a "siren suit," displays the familiar "V" sign while Mr. Truman waves his hat. Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder appears on the left and Admiral William Leahy is behind President Truman.

Portrait of Joseph B. Chifley, former Treasury Minister and Post-war Reconstruction Administrator, who was appointed Prime Minister of Australia to succeed the late John Curtin. He had been acting Premier during the latter's illness. From: Beth Gore.

Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) is shown greeting Rt. Hon. Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia, as he called at the State Department today. From: Beth Gore.

Prince Charles of Belgium was warmly greeted by President Harry S. Truman as he arrived at the White House. Later in the evening the Chief Executive entertained the Prince at a stag dinner. Left to right: Prince Charles, President Truman and the Prime Minister of Belgium, Paul Henri Spaak. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, General Harry Vaughan, President Truman's military aide, and Prime Minister Clement Attlee (at far left) shortly after Mr. Attlee's arrival at the airport. from: Beth Gore

A limousine bearing President Harry S. Truman and Prime Minister Mackenzie King pass a crowd as it leaves the National War Memorial, where the President laid a wreath in Ottawa, Canada. President Truman is shown with his top hat in hand waving to the crowd.