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Soldiers marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in a welcoming parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified.

Tanks moving down Pennsylvania Avenue in a welcoming parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, French President Auriol, and District Commissioner John R. Young. The man speaking at the podium is unidentified.

Preparations at the grandstand for the welcoming ceremony in honor of French President Vincent Auriol's visit to the United States. All are unidentified.

Welcoming ceremonies in honor of French President Vincent Auriol. In the front row, from left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, French President Auriol, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified men. In the second row are Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (left of Acheson), French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (between Marshall and Truman), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (between Truman and Auriol, partly obscured).

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, center), Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (foreground, left), Margaret Truman (right) await the arrival of the President of France, Vincent Auriol, and Madame Auriol during their visit to Washington, D.C. Also present are General Robert Landry (back row, left) and Admiral Robert Dennison (back row, right).

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, first from left) with French President Vincent Auriol (second from left) during Auriol's visit to Washington, D.C. Also present is First Lady Bess W. Truman (behind and to the right of President Auriol). Others are unidentified.

Parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C.

Preparations at the grandstand for the welcoming ceremony in honor of French President Vincent Auriol's visit to the United States. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. From left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French President Auriol, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, and District Commissioner John R. Young.