Omaha World-Herald

President Harry S. Truman's airplane, the Independence, flies over flood-ravaged Sioux City, Iowa.

President Harry S. Truman speaks at a podium during a visit to Omaha, Nebraska to discuss the flooding of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Seated behind him are the Governors of several states effected by the flooding of the rivers. From left to right are: Adlai Stevenson of Illinois; Norman Brunsdale of North Dakota; Val Peterson of Nebraska; Elmer Anderson of Minnesota; Sigurd Anderson of South Dakota; Walter Kohler of Wisconsin; and William Beardsley of Iowa (seated on chair on the floor). All others are unidentified.

An unidentified military officer speaks at what appears to be a breakfast or luncheon meeting with other unidentified men present.

President Harry S. Truman is in Omaha, Nebraska to meet with Governors of Midwestern states to discuss flooding conditions related to the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. From left to right: Sigurd Anderson, South Dakota; Elmer Anderson, Minnesota; Walter Kohler, Wisconsin; President Truman; Val Peterson, Nebraska; Norman Brunsdale, North Dakota; Adlai Stevenson, Illinois; and William Beardsley, Iowa.

President Harry S. Truman sits at a luncheon with governors from seven states before a conference on flood conditions. Seated on the long side of the table from left to right are: Governor Norman Brunsdale of North Dakota, Governor William Beardsley of Iowa, Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, General Curtis LeMay of the Air Force, President Truman, Governor Val Peterson of Nebraska, Governor Sigurd Anderson of South Dakota, Governor Elmer Anderson of Minnesota, and Governor Walter Kohler of Wisconsin. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman's plane, the Independence, flies over Sioux City, Iowa. President Truman is on board the plane, touring areas damaged by the flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

A crowd gathers at the rear platform of the train to listen to President Truman (at the podium) during his trip through Nebraska. All others standing on the ground are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman sits between Governor Val Peterson of Nebraska(right) and General Curtis LeMay (left) during his visit to Omaha, Nebraska. President Truman traveled there to meet with Governors of states effected by the flooding of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman speaks at a podium during a visit to Omaha, Nebraska to discuss the flooding of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Standing behind him are the Governors of several states effected by the flooding of the rivers. From left to right are: Adlai Stevenson of Illinois; Norman Brunsdale of North Dakota; Val Peterson of Nebraska; Elmer Anderson of Minnesota; Sigurd Anderson of South Dakota; and Walter Kohler of Wisconsin.

President Harry S. Truman (in civilian clothes, standing at the end of the line of soldiers on the left) is saluted by a group of unidentified soldiers upon his arrival at Offutt Air Base in Omaha, Nebraska. President Truman is in Nebraska to meet with Governors of Midwestern states effected by the flooding of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. All others are unidentified.