Visitors, Foreign
Truman on the speakers' stand
Truman With Attlee, Acheson, and Marshall
Princess Elizabeth and President Harry S. Truman Speaking to the Press
Black-and-white "tele-snap" of Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain and President Harry S. Truman at the podium speaking to the press and others at Washington National Airport where Princess Elizabeth and her party have just arrived for a visit to the United States. The pictures were photographed from a television screen and were taken during the showing of the B.B.C. Television News Reel of the exact scenes which appeared on the TV screens of millions of British Viewers. From: John Cura.
Mrs. Franc McCluer was Hostess of Luncheon at Westminster College
Mrs. Franc McCluer, wife of Dr. Franc McCluer, President of Westminster College, was hostess for a luncheon given in honor of President Harry S. Truman and Britain's former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Both men received honorary degrees from the College. Cooks from all over Callaway County had been pressed into service. The star of the menu was Callaway County ham. Churchill relished the meal. He solemnly proclaimed, "The pig has reached its highest point of evolution in this ham!" From: Hathon M. Fields.
Winston Churchill and Harry S. Truman at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri
Snapshot of Winston Churchill and Harry S. Truman in cap and gown taken at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, as a procession started from President McCluer's home on campus to the gymnasium where Sir Winston Churchill made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech. Directly behind President Truman is General Harry Vaughan. From: C. Owen Taylor.
Israeli Ambassador at the Truman Library
Israeli Ambassador at the Truman Library
From left to right, Truman Library curator Milton Perry, Israeli Ambassador Avraham Harman, an unidentified aide to Mr. Harman, and Earl J. Tranin tour the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. The man on the right is unidentified.