National Park Service

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman aboard the presidential train car.

Vice President Alben Barkley speaks during the "I Am An American" Day program in front of the United States Capitol. All others unidentified.

Southwest view from the east basement entrance of White House during renovation. The Allis Chalmers Cletrac Diesel-powered shovel is being used to excavate below the basement floor. The earth is carried outside the opening in the south wall and loaded on trucks by a truck crane. Same as 71-285.

President Harry S. Truman (back seat, right) and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (left), with Nehru's sister, Madam Pandit (back seat, center), waving from their limousine as they leave Washington National Airport, during Nehru's visit to the United States. In the background is President Truman's plane, the "Independence."

An unidentified man speaks during the "I Am An American" Day program in front of the U.S. Capitol. All others unidentified.

Vice President Alben Barkley (second from right) and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (right) with an unidentified man and girl at the "I Am An American" Day program in front of the United States Capitol.

View of the speakers' platform, the band, and the crowd at the "I Am An American" Day program in front of the United States Capitol Building. The speaker and all other people are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman greets Cabinet members and staff at Washington National Airport after returning from a vacation to Key West, Florida. From left to right: unidentified; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; and President Truman. All others unidentified.

View of guest tables at a dinner in honor of President and Mrs. Truman by the President and First Lady of Chile at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. All people unidentified.

Seated, left to right: Rosa Gonzalez Videla; President Harry S. Truman; President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile; and First Lady Bess W. Truman at a dinner the Chilean President held for the Trumans at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The dinner was held during the Chilean President's visit to the United States. All others unidentified.