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Truman and Barkley in Washington After 1948 Election

73-2781
Accession Number
73-2781
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338956668
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Children of presidents
First ladies
Naval officers
Presidential campaign, 1948
Presidential elections
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Family - HST - MT - Presidency; Truman - Campaigns - Presidential - 1948 - Dist. Columbia; Truman - Dignitaries - Barkley - Alben; Truman - Family - Wife - Daughter - 1948; Truman - Margaret - Family - HST & Bess - Presidency
People Pictured
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
Truitt, Marian Frances, 1909-1996
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Geist, Irving, 1900-1970
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman, posing together on the front porch of the White House, with other dignitaries standing behind them. President Truman and Vice President-elect Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after winning the election of 1948. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison. Standing in the background between Mrs. Truman and President Truman is Irving Geist. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
November 5, 1948