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Chapman Speaks at Carillon Dedication

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the dedication in Meridian Hill Park for the carillon given to the United States by the Netherlands. Also pictured, front row, left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; President Harry S. Truman; and Mrs. Ann Chapman. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Cabinet Greets Queen of the Netherlands

President Harry S. Truman (left, back to camera) stands with Queen Juliana (right of Truman with fur coat) and Prince Bernhard Leopold (right of Juliana in military garb) as they greet members of Truman's Cabinet at Washington National Airport. Standing in line from left to right: two unidentified people; Director of Mutual Security Administration W. Averell Harriman; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (shaking hands with Queen Juliana); Nell (Mrs.