Harry S. Truman Library

An unidentified speaker with former President Harry S. Truman (right) at Truman's seventy-eighth birthday luncheon at the President Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Truman's birthday cake can also be seen.

A scene from former President Harry S. Truman's seventy-eighth birthday party luncheon at the President Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. All photos are unidentified.

An unidentified speaker at former President Harry S. Truman's seventy-eighth birthday party luncheon at the President Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) at his seventy-eighth birthday party luncheon at the President Hotel in Kansas City. Others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaking at his seventy-eighth birthday party luncheon at the President Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.

From left: former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, former President Harry S. Truman, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at Truman's seventy-eighth birthday party luncheon at the President Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.

From left: former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, former President Harry S. Truman, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Truman Library archivist Willie L. Harriford (background) at Truman's seventy-eighth birthday party luncheon at the President Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.

From left: former President Harry S. Truman, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks at Truman's seventy-eighth birthday party at the President Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.

Frank Spina (second from right) talks to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (third from right) at former President Harry S. Truman's seventy-eighth birthday party luncheon at the President Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right are: Robert Dennison, former Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, former President Harry S. Truman, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Frank Spina, and news photographer Joe Adams.

Frank Spina (fourth from right, foreground) greeting former President Harry S. Truman at Truman's seventy-eighth birthday luncheon at the President Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. In the picture from left to right are: Sidney Souers, George Killion, Louis Truman, Edwin A. Locke, Jr., Robert Dennison, former Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Frank Spina, former Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, former President Harry S. Truman, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.