National Park Service

Reathel Odum, Secretary in the office of Senator Harry S. Truman, 1936-45; personal secretary to Mrs. Harry S. Truman, 1945-53, including correspondence and other duties for Margaret Truman during concert tours, 1947-49.

Farewell to Averell Harriman leaving on Mission to Iran. From left to right, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Averell Harriman, President Harry S. Truman, and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall.

General Omar Bradley and General J. Lawton Collins.

National Airport, arrival of British Prime Minister Clement Attlee.

President Harry S. Truman accepting a gift from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (seated) and Ambassador H.E. Abba Eban of Israel.

Several unidentified workmen carefully hoist the F. G. Coates portrait of President Woodrow Wilson into position over the mantel in the Red Room.

A massive new 36" concrete sewer line is laid through the new concrete foundation wall. While one workman prepares to send excavated dirt out on a cart through one section of the sewer line, another workman prepares a new section for installation into the excavated area by means of hydraulic jacks, July 6, 1950.

Southeast view from the Lobby showing progress in removing the interior walls and excavation below basement in eastern part of the building.

View from Bedroom No. 13 to the southeast corner of the White House. The arch of the main stairway and wooden joist of the second floor corridor are seen on the right of the photograph.

Central window of the north wall of the East Room, showing installation for a supporting steel beam running north and south through the East Room. The beam prevented the exterior walls from bulging during renovation work.