Portrait of Robert E. Hannegan
Portrait of Robert E. Hannegan, Postmaster General of the United States.
Harris & Ewing
Truman with kittens
President Harry S. Truman (left) offers a slice of birthday cake to two kittens sent to him at the White House as a present for his 61st birthday. General Harry Vaughan holds the cats while Commodore James Vardaman holds the crate the cats arrived in.
Eddie Jacobson and other B'nai B'rith members at White House
From left to right, Maurice Bisgyer of Washington, D.C., Executive Vice President, B'nai B'rith; Eddie Jacobson, friend of President Harry S. Truman; and Frank Goldman, Lowell, Massachusetts, President of B'nai B'rith, at the White House. They are holding pens presented to them by President Truman after he signed a memo directing full diplomatic recognition of the government of Israel.
President Truman signs legislation in the Oval Office
President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk in the Oval Office and signs S. 1359, an act which extended the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act to additional people. He is surrounded by a group of unidentified men and one woman. The man seventh from the right (just to the left of the flag) is Senator Olin Johnston. From: Walter J. Jones.
President Harry S. Truman holds five pens after signing Civil Service Retirement Act
President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk in the Oval Office holding five pens after signing S. 1359, an act which extended the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act to additional people. He is surrounded by a group of unidentified men. From: Walter J. Jones.
Former President Truman and others at the Press Club in Washington, D.C
Former President Harry S. Truman (2nd from left), John R. Cauley (left), and two others (unidentified) at a formal Press Club function in Washington, D.C. John R. Cauley (left) works for the Kansas City Star, Washington Bureau, and is acquainted with President Truman. The date, event, and location unknown. (See 79-8.) From: Janet Stephenson.
President Truman Announces Japanese Surrender to Press
President Harry S. Truman gives a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House announcing the Japanese surrender. Seated on the couch, second from the left, is First Lady Bess Truman. President Harry S. Truman is found standing behind his desk. Also in the photo are John W.
Portrait of Truman
Formal portrait of President Harry S. Truman.