Truman Shaking Hands With Queen Juliana

Truman - Bess - Ceremonies; Truman - Bess - Dignitaries - Foreign; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Netherlands; Truman - Family - Wife; Truman - Gifts - Foreign

People Pictured

Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1909-2004

Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Bernhard Leopold, Prince, consort of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1911-2004

Chapman, Ann

Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978

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 Truman shakes hands with Queen Juliana as Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing) prepares to speak at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. In the front row, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Prince Bernhard Leopold (obscured by post), First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary Chapman, and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (right side of podium). Also present in the second row between President Truman and Secretary Chapman is General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.

Date(s)

April 4, 1952

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Truman Shaking Hands With Queen Juliana