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President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

Left to right: unidentified; Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet; Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; President of France Vincent Auriol; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman outside the Roosevelt home during President Auriol's visit to Hyde Park, New York. Men in background unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (foreground, center) says goodbye to French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, right) after his tour of the Roosevelt estate at Hyde Park, New York. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (foreground, left); and Elliott Roosevelt (background, left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Cabinet Members Greet the Princess and Duke

Secretary of the Interior, Oscar Chapman (head of receiving line), and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (second in line, partly obscured) greet Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (back to camera, second from right) and Princess Elizabeth (back to camera, right) while President Harry S. Truman (right) looks on. Also pictured, back to camera: Margaret Truman (left); and First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from left). Under Secretary of State, James E. Webb, stands in center in the receiving line. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Truman and Officials Meet Churchill

President Harry S. Truman (center, with hat) and other unidentified government officials greet Prime Minister Winston Churchill (fifth from left, with cane) and his party at Washington National Airport. Also pictured: British Ambassador to the United States Oliver Franks (fourth from left, behind Churchill). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Churchill Arrives in Washington

Foreground, left to right: Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, and Chief of Protocol John F. Simmons after Churchill arrived at Washington National Airport on board President Truman's plane, "The Independence." Also pictured: British Ambassador Oliver Franks (behind Eden, right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Trumans Greet the Royal Family

From left to right: Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman are introduced to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh by John F. Simmons, Chief of Protocol (behind Princess Elizabeth) at Washington National Airport. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook