Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

French President Vincent Auriol (standing) giving a speech at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during welcoming ceremonies being held in his honor. Seated on the left side of the podium, from left to right: Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (partly obscured), Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, District Commissioner John R. Young, and an unidentified man. Seated on the right side of the podium is First Lady Bess W. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, French President Auriol, and District Commissioner John R. Young. The man speaking at the podium is unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. From left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French President Auriol, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, and District Commissioner John R. Young.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. From left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French President Auriol, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, District Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified man. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet and other officials, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. From left to right around table: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Special Assistant to the President W.

President Harry S. Truman (right) presents a Congressional Gold Medal authorized by Congress to Vice President Alben Barkley (left) in the Oval Office. Others in the background are unidentified.

Vice President Alben Barkley (center) and his wife, Mrs. Jane Barkley, admire the newly presented Congressional Gold Medal which was presented by President Harry S. Truman (right). In the background, second from the left is Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) in the Oval Office, shaking hands with Vice President Alben Barkley (second from left) as he presents him with a Gold Medal for distinguished service in Congress, as the Vice President's wife, Mrs. Jane Barkley (left), and Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the Bureau of the Mint (right), look on.

President Harry S. Truman (right) presents a Congressional Gold Medal, authorized by Congress, to Vice President Alben Barkley, in the Oval Office.

President Harry S. Truman holding up two baseballs, one in each hand, preparatory to throwing out the first ball at the opening game of the baseball season, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Standing in the presidential box, from left to right, are: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, General Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics Manager Connie Mack, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith (partly obscured), Vice-President Alben Barkley, and Washington Senators Manager Bucky Harris.