International News Photos

From left to right, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, President Harry S. Truman, and Secretary of State James Byrnes. They are escorting Secretary Byrnes to the airport to leave for the Paris Peace Conference.

Secretary of State James Byrnes waves to crowd as he boards plane to Paris. Byrnes was leaving to attend 21-power Peace Conference.

President Harry S. Truman receives gift from natives of the Bikini Atoll. From left to right: Senator Carl A. Hatch, President Truman, Vice Admiral William H. P. Blandy, and Major General W.E. Kepner.

President Harry S. Truman (left) signs Terminal Leave Bill while Representative Edith Nourse Rogers looks on.

President Harry S. Truman greets a large crowd of the American Legion Boys Nation delegates at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman speaks to a large crowd at the airport as Secretary of State James Byrnes leaves for 21-power Peace Conference in Paris. Senator Tom Connally (left) James Byrnes (right) are also on the platform.

President Harry S. Truman signs Congressional Streamline Bill. Also present are (from left to right): Representative Everett M. Dirksen, Representative A. S. Mike Monroney, Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Representative E. E. Cox, and Senator Richard B. Russell.

President Truman meets with members of the Council of Economic Advisors. From left to right: Leon H. Keyserling, Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, John Davidson Clark, President Harry S. Truman, and Judge Bennett Champ Clark.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) hands a pen to General Omar N. Bradley after signing the G.I. Furlough Pay Bill. A crowd of unidentified men is in the background.

President Harry S. Truman leaves for a cruise with some of his friends and staff. From left to right: Ted Marks, President Harry S. Truman, Matthew Connelly, Harry Vaughan, and Charlie Ross.