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Movie stars arriving in Washington, D.C. to participate in Roosevelt Birthday Ball activities at the White House. From left to right: Zachary Scott, Eddie Bracken, Van Johnson, Margaret O'Brien, Diana Lynn, Angela Lansbury, Paul Henreid, Alexis Smith, Reginald Gardiner, and an unidentified woman.

First Lady Bess Truman (second from left) dropping a coin in a bottle marked "Mo." as part of a public appearance in behalf of the March of Dimes, while Margaret Truman (second from right) and two unidentified men look on.

President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with Lieutenant Donald A. Gary as he presents him with the Medal of Honor. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman joining hands with four servicemen he has just decorated with the Medal of Honor: (left to right) Sergeant John R. McKinney, First Lieutenant Daniel W. Lee, President Truman, Lieutenant Donald A. Gary, and Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan.

First Lady Bess Truman (second from left) and Margaret Truman (second from right) preparing to drop coins in a bottle marked "Mo." as part of a public appearance in behalf of the March of Dimes charity, while two unidentified men look on.

Margaret Truman (second from right) dropping a coin in a bottle marked "Mo." as part of a public appearance in behalf of the March of Dimes, while First Lady Bess Truman (second from left) and two unidentified men look on.

Margaret Truman (second from right) dropping a coin in a bottle marked "Mo." as part of a public appearance in behalf of the March of Dimes, while Bess Truman (second from left) and two unidentified men look on.

Margaret Truman dropping a coin in a bottle held by a young boy as part of a public appearance in behalf of the March of Dimes, while First Lady Bess Truman (second from left) and an unidentified man look on.

First Lady Bess Truman (standing, second from left) and Margaret Truman (standing, third from left), with unidentified persons, making a public appearance in behalf of the March of Dimes charity.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) with Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (foreground, second from right) and unidentified others, probably standing outside the Jefferson Memorial.