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Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959

President Truman speaking at the home of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Harry S. Truman (standing at podium) speaking at the dedication of the home of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a national shrine. Seated behind President Truman are, from left to right: Marian Anderson, Reverend George Anthony, National Park Service Director Newton B. Drury, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Standing behind Clark Clifford, next to the pillar is Franklin D. Roosevelt, Junior. Former President Roosevelt's Scottish Terrier dog Fala is sitting on the ground next to Mrs.

Julius Krug speaking at the dedication of the Roosevelt home

Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (standing at podium) speaking at the dedication of the home of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a national shrine. Seated behind him are, from left to right: Marian Anderson (partly seen), Reverend George Anthony, National Park Service Director Newton B. Drury, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Major General Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Standing behind Clark Clifford, next to the pillar is Franklin D. Roosevelt, Junior.

Eleanor Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (standing at podium) speaking at the dedication of the home of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a national shrine. Seated behind her are, from left to right: Marian Anderson, Reverend George Anthony, National Park Service Director Newton B. Drury, Major General Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Standing behind Clark Clifford, next to the pillar is Franklin D. Roosevelt, Junior. Former President Roosevelt's Scottish Terrier dog Fala is sitting on the ground next to Mrs.

President Truman speaking at the home of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Harry S. Truman (standing at podium) speaking at the dedication of the home of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a national shrine. Seated behind President Truman are, from left to right: Marian Anderson, Reverend George Anthony, Newton B. Drury (Director of the National Park Service), Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Standing behind Clark Clifford, next to the pillar is Franklin D. Roosevelt, Junior.

President Harry S. Truman at the Crossing the Equator Ceremony on the USS Missouri

Original caption: "Members of the President's party assemble." Left to right: unidentified man, Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, Captain Robert Dennison, and Presidential Aide John Steelman participate in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. They are returning from a trip to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

President Truman attends church services on the U. S. S. Missouri

Church services on the main deck. President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman and their daughter, Margaret, attend church services on the U. S. S. Missouri, during their return trip from Brazil. Admiral William D. Leahy is seated to the right of Margaret Truman. Stanley Woodward and Charles Ross are at far right. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

United States officials in Rio de Janeiro at the Club Navale

Members of President Truman's party who are visiting Brazil pose with others at the Club Navale in Rio de Janeiro. Left to right: Admiral James H. Foskett; Captain Robert L. Dennison; Ambassador William D. Pawley, Captain Ralph E. Mills; Admiral William Leahy; Commander John B. Colwell; Admiral Silvio de Noronha; Commander R. L. Fulton; Ambassador Carlos Martins; Commander William R. Barnes and Commander William Rigdon. The American naval officers were decorated by the Brazilian Navy. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.