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White House Guard Shot in Front of Blair House During Assassination Attempt

70-880
Accession Number
70-880
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
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NAID 337952756
Keywords
Presidential residences
White House staff
Presidential assassination attempts
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Associated Press

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Two unidentified men bend over a White House Guard shot down in a gun battle in front of Blair House, the residence of President Harry S. Truman, during an assassination attempt on the President. It is evidently Leslie Coffelt, who was killed in the attack.
Date(s)
November 1, 1950