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President Harry S. Truman Speaks Regarding Flooding of Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

2015-2081
Accession Number
2015-2081
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350896004
Keywords
Floods
Governors
Presidential trips
Presidents
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Truman - Trips - Dams - Flood Control
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Anderson, C. Elmer (Clyde Elmer), 1912-1998
Anderson, Sigurd, 1904-1990
Beardsley, William Shane, 1901-1954
Brunsdale, C. Norman (Clarence Norman), 1891-1978
Kohler, Walter J., Jr., 1904-1976
Peterson, Frederick Valdemar Erastus, 1903-1983
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965
Rights

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Credit:
John S. Savage
Omaha World-Herald

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman speaks at a podium during a visit to Omaha, Nebraska to discuss the flooding of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Seated behind him are the Governors of several states effected by the flooding of the rivers. From left to right are: Adlai Stevenson of Illinois; Norman Brunsdale of North Dakota; Val Peterson of Nebraska; Elmer Anderson of Minnesota; Sigurd Anderson of South Dakota; Walter Kohler of Wisconsin; and William Beardsley of Iowa (seated on chair on the floor). All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
April 16, 1952