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President Harry S. Truman and others visiting the Ninos Heroes monument in Mexico

59-72-43 (untitled)
Accession Number
59-72-43
7.5x10 inches
Black & White
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Keywords
Presidents
Monuments
Presidential trips
HST Keywords
Mexico; Truman - Trips - Other - Presidential - Mexico
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Torres Bodet, Jaime, 1902-1974
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Description

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with an unidentified Mexican General as Mexican Foreign Minister Torres Bodet looks on. President Truman made an unscheduled stop at the Niños Héroes Monument, honoring the youthful heroes of the Battle of Chapultepec in the US/Mexican War of 1847. The monument is in Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, Mexico. From an album of photos of President Truman's trip to Mexico.

Date(s)
March 4, 1947