Margaret Truman Waving to Onlookers
Margaret Truman returning from Detroit where she made her formal debut as a singer in a nationwide radio broadcast.
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Mrs. Harry S. Truman and daughter Margaret
First Lady Bess Wallace Truman and daughter Margaret leaving Union Station, Washington, D.C, after Margaret's return from Detroit where she made her formal debut as a singer in a nationwide radio broadcast.
President Truman on the White House Lawn
President Harry S. Truman in front of the White House in Washington, D. C. Same as 59-1560, only more cropped.
President Truman speaking to joint session of Congress
President Harry S. Truman calls for action on high prices and housing. Truman told a truculent Congress today that he wants immediate action on high prices and the housing shortage. Before a joint session of Congress, which gave him scant applause and amid threats of a speedy adjournment, the President delivered in person a tough, 24 minute message to the Congress he has termed "one of the worst" in the Nation's history. This general view shows the President at microphones of the speakers rostrum in the House. In back of the President are Senator Arthur H.
Truman with international affairs advisors
At a conference with his chief advisors on international affairs, President Harry S. Truman today decided that the European Recovery Program must be continued vigorously on a large scale to bolster Western European democracies against Communism. Left to right are: President Truman, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Paul Hoffman, Economic Cooperation Administrator, and W. Averell Harriman, Roving Ambassador. Same as photo 65-1388.
President Truman with Hoover Commission members
First meeting of the Commission on the Reorganization of the Executive Branch of Government, popularly known as the Hoover Commission. Front Row, left to right: George H. Mead, former President Herbert Hoover, President Harry S. Truman, Joseph P. Kennedy, and Senator John L. McClellan. Back Row, left to right: Clarence Brown, James V. Forrestal, Arthur Flemming, Dean Acheson, James Rowe, and Representative Carter Manasco. Same as 59-1365-1.
President Harry S. Truman Meets with State Department Officials Before London Conference
President Harry S. Truman meets with State Department officials in the Oval Office, Washington, DC. Original caption reads: "Present report on forthcoming London conference. President Truman today received a 'progress report' from top State Department officials on preparations for United States participation in the Foreign Ministers Conference at London. Photo shows, left to right: President Truman; Undersecretary of State Robert Lovett; George F. Kennan, Director of the State Department's Policy Planning staff; and Charles E. Bohlen, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State."
Former President Harry S. Truman Receiving Honorary Doctorate at Oxford
Former President Harry S. Truman (left) receives an honorary doctorate of civil law at Oxford, England. He is speaking to Francis Perkins Miller. Mrs. Truman is in the background. All others are unidentified. From: Professor H. G. Nicholas
President Harry S. Truman With Medal of Honor Recipients
In a group medal presentation ceremony held in the White House south grounds garden, President Harry S. Truman awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to four U.S. Army men and one U.S. Marine. Pictured sharing a handshake after the ceremony are left to right: Sergeant Alejandro R. Ruiz, Barstow, Texas; Technical Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson, Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin; Private First Class Dirk J. Vlug, Grand Rapids, Michigan; President Truman; Technical Sergeant John Meagher, Jersey City, New Jersey; and First Lieutenant John H. Leims, United States Marine Corps, Chicago, Illinois.
President Harry S. Truman Presents Medal of Honor to Wife of Recipient
President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Mildred D. Dean of Berkeley, California. She received it for her husband, Major General William F. Dean, commander of the 24th Infantry Division who was listed as missing in action. Major General Dean was the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War. Also present in the background is General Robert Landry, U.S. Air Force Aide to President Truman. General Dean was captured by the North Koreans and released after the war.