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President Harry Truman Shaking Hands with General Jonathan Wainwright in Washington D.C., Life Magazine

63-1499-13
Accession Number
63-1499-13
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348307877
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Awards - Giving - Congressional Medal of Honor; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Army
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953
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Life Magazine

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman, left, shakes hands with General Jonathan Wainwright, right, on the White House lawn in Washington, D.C. General Wainwright had just received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Others in the background are unidentified. Photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."
Date(s)
September 10, 1945