President Harry S. Truman's remarks on receiving the gift of a clock and two candelabras from the French ambassador. The President spoke at 12:05 p.m. on the North Portico of the White House to Henri Bonnet, French Ambassador to the United States. The Ambassador's remarks are first, followed by the President's. In making the presentation Ambassador Bonnet said: "Mr.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks to a group representing the French Provincial Press. The President spoke at 12:50 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet introduces the president. The French Provincial Press Study Group's visit was sponsored by the Economic Cooperation Administration.
The motorcade carrying Presidents Harry S. Truman and Vincent Auriol of France arrives at Blair House. French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet is seated in the car. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"
Luncheon at the home of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt during the visit of French President Vincent Auriol. Clockwise, from left: French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; unidentified; Arthur E. Demaray, Director, National Park Service; Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet; former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau; and unidentified woman have lunch at Eleanor Roosevelt's residence, Val-Kill, during a visit to Hyde Park, New York. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook