International News Photos

President Harry S. Truman, second from the left, is shown throwing out the first ball to open the 1950 season in Washington. The President's Air Force Aide, Brigadier General Robert B. Landry (in uniform) is shown in the center with Connie Mack, manager of the Washington Senators, on the right (partially obscured). Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman, on the left, is shown throwing out the first ball to open the 1950 season in Washington. The President's Air Force Aide, Brigadier General Robert B. Landry (in uniform) is shown in the center with Connie Mack, manager of the Washington Senators, on the right (partially obscured). Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman, on the left, is shown throwing out the first ball to open the 1950 season of the Washington Senators. The President's Air Force Aide, Brigadier General Robert B. Landry (in uniform) is shown in the center with Connie Mack, manager of the Washington Senators, on the right (partially obscured). Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman opened the 1950 Baseball Season in Washington. The President's Air Force Aide, Brigadier General Robert B. Landry (in uniform) is shown next to Connie Mack, on the right (partially obscured). President Truman is throwing left handed. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry S. Truman, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York where they were guests of honor at the Annual Front Page Dinner Dance given by the New York Newspaper Women's Club. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

Mrs. Perle Mesta is shown shaking hands with Mrs. Bess Truman, on the left, and Margaret Truman, on the right, as she leaves on the S. S. America enroute to Luxembourg where she will serve as U. S. Ambassador. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

Margaret Truman sings "Anchors Aweigh" aboard the USS Missouri, returning from President Harry S. Truman's official state visit to Brazil. This was part of a crossing the equator ceremony. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman addressed a joint session of Congress asking for $400 million in aid to Greece. Left to right are President Truman, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, and Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman poses as "Camera Man" for a camera man in the yard of his Independence Home while Margaret Truman looks on. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society.

President Harry S. Truman, after a week-long cruise on the Chesapeake Bay on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, is greeted ashore by 7-year-old Andrew Lloyd. Standing behind Andrew is his father, David Lloyd, a presidential assistant. The others are unidentified. Donor: Charlotte Lloyd Walkup.