Visits of state

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) at a podium at the airport where President Gallegos has just arrived for a visit. The presidential airplane the "Independence" is in the background. Admiral William Leahy is to the left of the podium. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) and President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left) at a podium at the airport where President Gallegos has just arrived. The presidential airplane, the "Independence" is in the background. Others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, second from left) greets the President of Venezuela, Romulo Gallegos (front row, left) at the airport. The presidential airplane, the "Independence" is in the background. Mrs. Bess Truman (front row, second from right) is speaking with Mrs. Gallegos (back to camera). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second row, left)greets the President of Venezuela, Romulo Gallegos (second row, right). They are under the presidential airplane, the "Independence." Mrs. Gallegos (front row, left) and First Lady Bess Truman (front row, right) have their backs to the camera. Others unidentified.

At the Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman attend a banquet held at the conclusion of the Inter-American Conference for the Peace and Security of the Western Hemisphere. Left to right are President Dutra's daughter, President Truman, Brazil's President Eurico Gaspar Dutra, and Bess Truman. The others are unidentified. (Photo is faded color.) From: Truman Home.

His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq and his Royal Highness Prince Abdul-Ilah, Regent of Iraq, meet Deborah Kerr and James Mason at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. Pictured from left to right, Deborah Kerr, King Faisal II, Prince Abdul-Ilah, and James Mason. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

Senator Theodore F. Green escorts His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq and his party from the Capitol. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

Harry S. Truman, President of the United States, receives His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq at the White House. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

Jackie Robinson, a star player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, interviews His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq after a baseball game. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party wave good-bye before boarding his airplane, the Independence, to fly to Brazil. From left to right: Mrs. Carlos Martins, Margaret Truman, President Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, and Brazilian Ambassador to the United States Carlos Martins.