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Former President Harry S. Truman chats with dignitaries prior to receiving a plaque from the U.S. Air Force

2007-217
Accession Number
2007-217
10.75x13.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348337639
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Awards
Ex-presidents
Legislators
Musicians
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Receive - Plaque - U.S. Air Force; Truman - Dignitaries - Senators - Symington, Sen. Stuart; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Air Force - Zuckert, Hon. Eugene; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Army - Spaatz, General Carl A.; Truman - Dignitaries - Entertainers - Henderson, Skitch; Henderson, Skitch
People Pictured
Spaatz, Carl A. (Carl Andrew), 1891-1974
Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Zuckert, Eugene M., 1911-2000
Henderson, Skitch, 1918-2005
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Credit:
Bill Humphrey
Kansas City Star

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Former President Harry S. Truman and other sitting dignitaries chat with an unidentified female member of the U.S. Air Force prior to ceremonies awarding the former President a plaque honoring him as First Commander-in-Chief of the United States Air Force. (See also 2007-216.) Left to right (sitting) are: Orchestra leader Skitch Henderson, Toastmaster; Mr. Truman; Senator Stuart Symington; Hon. Eugene Zuckert, Secretary of the Air Force; and General Carl A. Spaatz. (Original photograph in oversize drawer.) The location is unknown. From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photographs in the audiovisual area.
Date(s)
September 18, 1963