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Truman and Gallegos at the National Airport

63-181
Accession Number
63-181
7x9 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348308271
Related Collection
Vaughan, Harry H. Papers
Keywords
Airports
Armed forces officers
Naval officers
Presidential aircraft
Presidents
Visitors, Foreign
Visits of state
HST Keywords
Airplanes - Independence; Airports - Washington National; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Venezuela
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Gallegos, Romulo, 1884-1969
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Landry, Robert B. (Robert Broussard), 1909-2000
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (front right) and Romulo Gallegos (front left), President of Venezuela, stand at attention while others salute at the National Airport in Washington, D.C. Standing in the first row behind Truman and Gallegos are, from left to right: unidentified naval officer (mostly obscured), General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, unidentified officer, and General Robert Landry. All others in photograph are unidentified. In the background is President Truman's plane, the Independence.
Date(s)
July 1, 1948