President Harry S. Truman was on a whistlestop tour of the West when he stopped in Coulee City, Washington to speak at the dedication of the Grand Coulee Dam. The President spoke at 11:15 a.m. at Mead Circle in Coulee City after an introduction by Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington. In the course of his remarks he referred to Governor Arthur B. Langlie of Washington.
President Harry S. Truman (first row, left) and Washington Governor Mon Wallgren (first row, right) are walking down the steps of the State Capitol building in Olympia, Washington. Also present is Secret Service agent George Drescher (far left), Senator Warren Magnuson (second row, second from left), Major General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured by President Truman), Press Secretary Charles Ross (in the back, visible between Truman and Wallgren), and Secret Service agent John Walker (behind Wallgren). Secret Service agent Jerry Behn stands at far left in background.