Gallegos, Romulo, 1884-1969

Photo of President Harry S. Truman extending a warm welcome to President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela today when he arrived in Washington for an 11-day official visit. Cabinet members and other high-ranking government officials were also on hand at the Military Air Transport Services terminal for the reception according President Gallegos as he stepped from President Truman's private plane (the Independence) which brought him to the Capital. From: Beth Gore.

From left to right, President of Venezuela Romulo Gallegos, First Lady Bess Truman, unidentified woman, and President Harry S. Truman, wave from the back of the Presidential Train. They are in Bolivar, Missouri, for the dedication of the statue of Simon Bolivar.

An unidentified man speaks at a ceremony in Bolivar, Missouri, while Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, front row second from left, and President Harry S. Truman, front row third from left, look on.

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) hold ceremonial keys while on the back of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. Second from the left is Governor of Missouri Phil Donnelly. Second from the right is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar, Missouri.

President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) hold ceremonial keys while on the back of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. Standing in the middle is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, the Mayor of Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman, second from left, stands with Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, at a dedication ceremony for a statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri in July 1948.

Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, and President Harry S. Truman, second from right, stand on the back of the presidential train in Bolivar, Missouri. On the right is Major General Harry Vaughan. Second from the left is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar.

Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, left, and President Harry S. Truman, right, stand at attention at a ceremony in Bolivar, Missouri. The man in the center is Dr. Doyle C. McCraw, Mayor of Bolivar.

President Harry S. Truman, on stage - front right, and Venezuelan President Romulo Gallegos, on stage - front left, watch a band pass during a parade in Bolivar, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (right), President Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela (left), and Mayor Doyle C. McCraw of Bolivar, Missouri (center) are sitting in a convertible, with other cars and a crowd in the background in Bolivar, Missouri. President Truman dedicated a statue to Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.