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President Truman Receives an Award in Harlem

President Harry S. Truman smiles as he receives the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Brotherhood Medal from Dr. Comna Asapansa-Johnson, master of ceremonies for his presidential appearance at Dorrance Brooks Park in Harlem. The high point of President Truman's campaign tour was a major address on civil rights in the heart of New York's African American community. The meeting was sponsored by the Interdenominational Minister's Alliance of Greater New York. From: Houston Post.

President Truman Speaking at Helper, Utah

President Harry S. Truman is shown speaking from the train to a crowd at Helper, Utah. He is working his way back eastward after a vigorous campaign through the west for Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson. He attacked Senators Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, William Jenner of Indiana, James P. Kem of Missouri, and Robert A. Taft of Ohio, as men who have taken over GOP Presidential nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower. He asked how the General could be elected "with the crew he has got around him" and it's "terrible record."

First Lady Bess Truman Arrives at Walter Reed Hospital

First Lady Bess Truman exits her car arriving at the Army's Walter Reed Hospital. She has arrived to visit President Harry S. Truman. The President was admitted to the hospital after a series of tests. Tests indicated he had a mild viral infection. The First Lady wasn't sent for, but decided to take the train from Independence, Missouri to keep the President company. Donor: Houston Post.

President Truman Smokes Peace Pipe with Chief First To Fly

President Harry S. Truman meets with Native Americans on the rear platform of his train while on a Whistlestop tour in support of Adlai Stevenson's presidential campaign. He smokes a peace pipe with Assiniboine Chief First to Fly (shown at right with horned ceremonial head gear) in Glasgow, Montana. Two years earlier, President Truman had been made "Chief Bear Soldier" by the Assiniboine (Hohe Nakota) people. The other two Native Americans are unidentified.