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President Harry S. Truman (sitting) meets with the "Big Four" Congressional leaders from Capitol Hill for the first time after taking office. Standing from left to right are: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee, Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley of Kentucky, and House Majority Leader John W. McCormack of Massachusetts. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman is getting ready to deliver his radio address announcing the end of World War II in Europe following Germany's unconditional surrender. Reporters and photographers are gathered around his desk. From the scrapbook of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) holds a press conference, officially announcing the end of the war in Europe after Germany's unconditional surrender. Behind the President is: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (standing), Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Senator Kenneth McKellar, Administrative Assistant Eddie McKim, Press Secretary Stephen Early (standing), Jonathan Daniels, Attorney General Francis Biddle, and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (in black hat). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov (right) talk at their meeting at the White House. From the scrapbook of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Margaret Truman (left) studies with an unidentified classmate at George Washington University. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Margaret Truman (right) sitting with an unidentified classmate at George Washington University. It appears they are at a soda fountain, enjoying a beverage. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (sitting) signs the extension of the lend-lease act at the White House as Chief of Foreign Economic Administration Leo Crowley (left) and Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (right) watch. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

General view of the House of Representatives as President Harry S. Truman (standing at the podium) delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) stands with Brig. General Elliott Roosevelt and his wife, Faye Emerson Roosevelt (center and right), as they wait for the funeral procession of former President Franklin Roosevelt to begin. Standing behind Mrs. Roosevelt is Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Margaret Truman (center) listens to Professor Ernest F. Shepard (left) as he lectures to his Victorian Poetry Class at George Washington University. All other women in the room are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.