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Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015

Dedication of the State Department Building in Honor of Harry S. Truman

C-SPAN coverage of the dedication of the Harry S. Truman State Department Building, which took place outside the building. Master of ceremonies is James Earl Jones; speakers include George Elsey, John Ross Truman, Representative Ike Skelton, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and President Bill Clinton. After the ceremony, the participants unveiled the new sign.

President Harry S. Truman Returns to the United States After the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the USS Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Fourth from left is ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying; Captain James Vardaman is sixth from the left (in dark uniform); to his left is Press Secretary Charles Ross; to his left is Secretary of State James Byrnes; to his left is President Truman; and to his left is Admiral William Leahy. Lieutenant George Elsey is the tall person two rows behind President Truman.

Elsey, Vardaman, and Hoying on USS Augusta

From left to right: Lieutenant George Elsey, Captain James Vardaman, and ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying stand on the deck of the USS Augusta, the ship that is carrying President Harry S. Truman back to the United States after attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Lieutenant Elsey and Mr. Hoying are members of the map room staff, and Captain Vardaman is Truman's Naval Aide. From the Album, Number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

Harry S. Truman birthday luncheon

Snapshot of President Harry S. Truman at a birthday luncheon. L to R: Two unidentified women; unidentified man in glasses; George Elsey (top of eyes visible); three unidentified people; William Hopkins; unidentified woman; William Hassett; unidentified woman; President Harry S. Truman; unidentified woman; Matthew Connelly; unidentified woman.

U.S. and Iraqi representatives standing on porch of White House

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right), Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq (front row, left), and representatives of the government of the United States and Iraq, standing on the porch in front of the White House. In second row are Major General Harry Vaughan and Captain James K. Vardaman. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes is in the third row, fourth from the right. Lieutenant George Elsey is next to the door on the right. All others are unidentified.