Visits of state

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and others sit on the speakers' platform where the President is to address the closing session of the Inter-American Defense Conference meeting at the Quitandinha Hotel, Petropolis, Brazil. Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra is seated second from the right. The others are unidentified. Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

President Harry S. Truman seated in a motor launch carrying him from Galeao Airport on Governor's Island to the Touring Club Landing, Rio de Janeiro, where he will be officially welcomed to Brazil. The President is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. (See 97-2212.) Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

President Harry S. Truman is shown seated in a motor launch carrying him from Galeao Airport on Governor's Island to the Touring Club Landing, Rio de Janeiro, where he will be officially welcomed to Brazil. The President is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. (See 97-2212.) Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

President Harry S. Truman is shown seated in a motor launch carrying him from Galeao Airport on Governor's Island to the Touring Club Landing, Rio de Janeiro, where he will be officially welcomed to Brazil. The President is scheduled to address the Inter-American Defense Conference. at the Quitandinha Hotel in Petropolis. (See 97-2212.) Please credit: "Maj. Jerome Eichholz, U.S. Air Force, courtesy Harry S. Truman Library."

Princess Elizabeth of England and her Prince Consort, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at MATS Terminal, Washington National Airport. From left to right are: U.S. State Department Protocol Chief John F. Simmons, President Harry S. Truman, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, and Margaret Truman. (See 86-141.) From: Arthur Marasco, 667 East Street, Lenox, MA 01240

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.

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.