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Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977

President Truman Reads to the Press Announcement of the Japanese Surrender

President Harry S. Truman in the Oval Office, reading to the assembled members of the press his announcement of the Japanese surrender, officially signaling the war's end. Behind the President seated just to his right are Admiral William D. Leahy, Presidential Chief of Staff, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and directly behind them, Attorney General Tom Clark. Journalist Vivianne Lovell of Agence France-Presse stands in the striped dress on the left.

President Truman at VFW dinner for Congress members

President Harry S. Truman gives a speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Congressional Dinner at the Statler Hotel in Washington D.C. Pictured at the table are (L to R) Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr., Governor John S. Fine (Pennsylvania), Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen, Brig. Gen. Robert B. Landry (Presidential Aide), President Truman (center), Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan (Military Aide to the President), Omar B. Ketchum (VFW National Legislative Director), and Hon. Tom Clark (Associate Justice, Supreme Court). Sent to President Truman by Omar Ketchum.