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Presidential Trip to Fort Benning, Georgia

70-3266
Accession Number
70-3266
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 337952480
Related Collection
Matthews, Francis P. Papers
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Cabinet officers
Dinners and dining
Military bases
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Presidential trips
Presidents
HST Keywords
Georgia - Fort Benning; Truman - Gifts - Other - Plaques; Truman - Trips - Presidential - Other - Fort Benning, Georgia
People Pictured
Johnson, Louis Arthur, 1891-1966
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Burress, Withers A. (Withers Alexander), 1894-1977
Rights

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Credit:
U.S. Army

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman, center, holds the Infantry Center plaque presented to him by Major General Withers A. Burress, right, during Truman's visit to Fort Benning, Georgia. Louis A. Johnson, left, Secretary of Defense applauds. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Ga., 21 April 1950. Visit of Harry S. Truman, President of the United States."
Date(s)
April 21, 1950