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John Steelman, center, negotiates a settlement in the Enginemen and Firemen's Railroad Strike of 1950. C.D. MacKay, Chairman of Southeastern Carrier Conference Committee and Assistant Vice President of Southern Railway System, is on the extreme left, and David B. Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen, is on the extreme right.

Constitution Hall during Margaret Truman's concert, with Margaret and the National Symphony Orchestra visible on stage in the distance. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman at the 1949 Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C. From left to right: unidentified man, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Ms. Perle Mesta, President Truman, Margaret Truman, Inaugural Ball Co-Chairman Edgar Morris, and Arthur Bergman.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, left) leaves after giving a speech at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) conference at the Lincoln Memorial. He is accompanied by (front row) Eleanor Roosevelt and Walter White, president of the NAACP; General Harry Vaughan and Captain James Foskett (second row, left to right); Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson and Senator Wayne Morse (third row, left to right, Vinson partly obscured by Foskett); and Attorney General Tom Clark (behind and to the left of Senator Morse in the bow tie).

President Truman reviews a group of soldiers from a Nisei Regiment. The Nisei were second-generation Japanese-Americans. This is a review of the famous 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Four Nisei soldiers present the colors as President Harry S. Truman reviews their regiment. The Nisei were second-generation Japanese-Americans. This is a review of the famous 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Vice-President Harry S. Truman (center), his wife Bess Wallace Truman (right), and daughter Margaret Truman arrive at the White House on Inauguration Day. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) with Louis Johnson (left) and General Harry Vaughan(behind Truman and Johnson, center) . They are viewing the Army Day parade in Washington, D. C.

From left to right, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman and Margaret Truman at the Christmas tree lighting ceremonies at the White House. They are standing in the doorway of the White House.

President Harry S. Truman (near end of steps) and General Harry H. Vaughan leaving the Presidential plane.