Harris & Ewing

President Harry S. Truman returns to Washington and he and his family move into the historic Blair House while the White House is being renovated. He is shown in this picture waving to the crowd before entering his temporary home. From: Beth Gore.

Leslie L. Biffle, Secretary for the Senate Majority, has been mentioned to fill the vacancy of Secretary of the Senate, caused by the death of Col. Edwin Halsey. From: Beth Gore

Former Attorney General Francis Biddle, representing the United States on the International Military Tribunal that will try 20 former Nazi leaders at Nuremberg, Germany, works at his desk in preparation for the war crimes trial. From: Beth Gore.

Left to right: Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew; French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault; and French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, leaving the White House after a conference with President Truman which reaffirmed the United States "complete willingness" to relinquish to France a part of the American Zone of Occupation in Germany. From: Beth Gore.

Photograph of British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin seated at his desk. From: Beth Gore.

British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin (left) is shown greeting French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman on their arrival at the State Department for a joint conference with Secretary Dean Acheson. From: Beth Gore.

Informal photo of British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin. From: Beth Gore.

During his brief stay in Washington, British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin speaks to an informal gathering of British Embassy workers. He is shown on the steps of the Embassy with British Ambassador Lord Inverchapel, speaking to the group. From: Beth Gore

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands is shown at a press conference held at the Washington National Press Club. The Prince is in Washington for a two day informal visit; he will leave Washington on the 10th for Ottawa, Canada. From: Beth Gore.

Miss Elizabeth T. Bentley, described as a "one-time communist espionage agent," is sworn in before taking the stand before a Senate investigating committee where she told how she had gathered military information from U.S. Government sources, including the Army Air Forces, for a Russian travel agency. From: Beth Gore.