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President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur leave the airstrip on Wake Island in an automobile

2006-276
Accession Number
2006-276
3.75x5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 350376906
Keywords
Presidential trips
Secret service
HST Keywords
Truman - Trips - Wake Island; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - MacArthur, General Douglas; Wake Island
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
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Credit:
Gordon B. Cone

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Escorted by Secret Servicemen, President Harry S. Truman and Douglas MacArthur ride in the back seat of an automobile as they leave the airstrip on Wake Island for a small building where they will hold a historic conference on Communist aggression in the Far East and restoration of peace in war-torn Korea. From: Gordon B. Cone.
Date(s)
October 14, 1950