Youth

Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson (center) is shown with a group of unidentified young men who have been presented awards, evidently in Bermuda.

Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson presents a gift to a young man, evidently in Bermuda.

Cadets of the Civil Air Patrol and Col. R.L. Clew, Rector, visit former President Harry S. Truman at his office in the Federal Reserve Bank Building, Kansas City, Missouri. Col. R.L. Clew, Rector, is second from the left. The other three are Roger Bigler, Al Ransom, and Stanley Baldwin, not necessarily in that order on the photo. From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs found in the audiovisual area.

Group photograph showing Charles Ross as a young man (front row 4th from left) on the porch of an unidentified house with a group of men. These are probably the Sigma Chi Fraternity men at the University of Missouri.

Photograph of a teen-age or young-adult Harry Vaughan in a football uniform. The photo is printed on the back of post card and autographed "Harry Vaughan." Harry Vaughan later became a military aide and friend to President Truman. From: Mrs. Frank E. Fitzgerald.

President Lyndon B. Johnson (far right) and James E. Webb (second from left, Director of NASA) speak to a group of boys, "space cadets," during an event at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Senator Kenneth McKellar, Tennessee, President of the Senate, raises the hands of the victors, the youthful Quiz Kids in a bond show contest with four Senators at the Mayflower Hotel. Left to right are Robert Burke, 14; Harve Fischman, 15; the Senator; Joel Kupperman, 9; and Richard Williams, 15. From: Beth Gore

An autographed photo showing former President Harry S. Truman during the filming of the television show "Let's Take A Trip" at the Harry S. Truman Library. The Steinway grand piano is shown in the photo. Youngsters Jimmy Walsh and Joan Terrace are together with Sonny Fox (with his hand on his tie) and Tom Evans with his back to the camera (white hair). Others are unidentified.

Photo of President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with Bobby Joplin, 14, after awarding him the Eagle Scout Badge at breakfast ceremonies in the Majestic Hotel, Caruthersville, Missouri, where the President went to attend an American Legion Fair on October 7th. From: Beth Gore.

President Harry S. Truman talks to the 1949 Rural Life Essay Contest Winners of the Southern Agriculturist. Left to Right: Harry S. Truman, Miss Blevyn Hathcock, Buster McLain.