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President Auriol Receives Gifts

From left to right: President Harry S. Truman; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; President of France Vincent Auriol; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman look at an album of National Park pictures that President Truman gave to President Auriol. W. Averell Harriman, Special Assistant to the President (standing, left), looks on. All others unidentified.

Truman and Gallegos at the National Airport

President Harry S. Truman (front right) and Romulo Gallegos (front left), President of Venezuela, stand at attention while others salute at the National Airport in Washington, D.C. Standing in the first row behind Truman and Gallegos are, from left to right: unidentified naval officer (mostly obscured), General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, unidentified officer, and General Robert Landry. All others in photograph are unidentified. In the background is President Truman's plane, the Independence.

Visit by President of France

President Harry S. Truman (front, right) and the President of France, General Charles de Gaulle (front, left), attend the welcoming ceremonies for the General's visit on the front lawn of the White House. Also pictured, second row: Admiral William Leahy (left, mostly obscured); and Major General Harry Vaughan (second from right). All others are unidentified.