Truman with Bob Simmons in Oval Office
President Harry S. Truman (right) in the Oval Office shaking hands with Bob Simmons (left), son of William Simmons, White House receptionist.
Sailors
President Truman watches Boxing Match on U.S.S. Augusta
President Harry S. Truman, seated at ringside, surrounded by sailors, watches a boxing match on the U.S.S. Augusta during voyage to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Donor: Gerald Wichner.
President Truman eats with sailors aboard U.S.S. Augusta
President Harry S. Truman eats with sailors aboard the U.S.S. Augusta, en route to the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Donor: Gerald Wichner.
Truman attends Memorial Day services at Water Gate
President Harry S. Truman attends Memorial Day services at Water Gate. Front row, left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross (mostly obscured by sailor), Colonel Robert Landry, Brigadier General Wallace Graham (physician to the President), Captain Robert Dennison, unidentified officer, unidentified officer, President Truman, unidentified officer, unidentified officer. All others are unidentified.
Band in the parade celebrating the Washington Monument
The United States Navy Band marches by the grandstand during ceremonies celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Washington Monument. President Harry S. Truman (seated under awning of grandstand, with hat in his lap) attended the event.
Naval guns on display in parade
Here an anti-aircraft gun from the Naval Gun Factory rolls by the reviewing stand in the parade during ceremonies celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Washington Monument. President Harry S. Truman (under awning of grandstand, with hat on his lap) attended the event.
Truman and President of Venezuela reviewing troops
President Harry S. Truman (front, third from left) and Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos (front, fourth from left) review troops upon Gallegos' arrival at the Washington, D.C. airport. Others in photo are unidentified.
Truman reviews Navy Band in Army Day parade
President Harry S. Truman at the reviewing stand (in the distance) as the Navy Band marches by in the Army Day parade in Washington, D. C.
Truman reviews Navy Band in Army Day parade
President Harry S. Truman at the reviewing stand (in distance) as the Navy band marches by (foreground) during the Army Day parade in Washington, D. C.
Truman at Arlington National Cemetery with Cabinet officers
Distance view of President Harry S. Truman attending the burial of twenty soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. These twenty were the first war dead now returned to be buried in the United States. The three chaplains leading the funeral services are: Major Henry Tavel; Colonel Patrick J. Ryan; and Captain J.F. Hughes.