Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

President Harry S. Truman greeted Senator Alben Barkley (left) and Leslie Biffle (right), Secretary of the Democratic Policy Committee, upon their arrival in Key West, Florida today. They have their arms raised in a victory gesture. President Truman and Senator Barkley have just won the presidential election. Same as 69-388, only much better photo. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice-President Alben Barkley raised their clasped hands in a victory gesture as they meet at Union Station in Washington, D. C. Senator J. Howard McGrath, Democratic National Chairman, is in center background. From: Houston Post.

Side by side photographs of President Harry S. Truman and Senator Alben Barkley, who ran at Vice President in 1948. These photos were obviously not taken at the same time, and are slightly touched up. From: Houston Post.

Smiling President Harry S. Truman and Senator Alben Barkley appear before delegates of the Democratic National Convention with members of their families. Left to Right: Mrs. Bess Truman, President Truman, Mrs. Max Truitt (Marian Frances), daughter of Senator Barkley, Senator Barkley, and Margaret Truman. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman and Senator Alben Barkley sit behind the speaker's stand, waiting to be introduced, just before they spoke to the Democratic Convention tonight. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (left) leads applause for Senator Alben Barkley as the veteran Kentucky Senator stands at the speaker's stand to address the Democratic Convention which nominated him for the vice-presidency. Others applauding are J. Howard McGrath, center, national Democratic chairman, and Representative Sam Rayburn. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (left), Democratic candidate to succeed himself, listens to Alben W. Barkley, Democratic Senator from Kentucky and Vice-Presidential candidate, as they sit in the President's White House office today at a meeting of the Truman-Barkley Club. (See also 92-89 and 97-1539.) From Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman attends a luncheon in honor of Senator J. Howard McGrath (D-RI), new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, in a Senate dining room at the Capital today. Left to Right: Senator McGrath; President Truman; Senator Theodore Green (D-RI), the luncheon host; and Senator Alben W. Barkley (D-KY), Senate Minority Leader. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman, smiling broadly, waves in response to an ovation just before he began his Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Address at the Mayflower Hotel tonight. Senator Alben Barkley (D-KY) (right) applauds. Wilson W. Wyatt (rear, left of the President) was Chairman of the dinner committee. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman dines with Congressional leaders at the Capitol. The Congress is trying to complete business today. From left to right: House Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex.); President Truman; John McCormack, Senate Democratic Leader Ernest McFarland (Mass.); and Vice President Alben W. Barkley. From: Houston Post.