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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

Harry S. Truman at a reception

President Harry S. Truman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. From left to right: Senator Alben Barkley; Assistant Secretary of Labor David Morse; Senator and Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath; Perle Mesta, Co-Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; President Truman; Wilson Wyatt, Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson. Same as photo 77-436.

President Truman throws out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first pitch to start the season of the Washington Senators. L to R: Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Truman, manager of the Washington Senators Bucky Harris, Senators owner Clark Griffith, New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing in the next row are Major General Harry Vaughan (extreme left); Averell Harriman (behind President Truman); and Matthew Connelly (behind Bucky Harris).