Associated Press

President Harry S. Truman speaks from the back of his special train today in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He is denouncing Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican candidate for President, and John Foster Dulles, GOP Foreign Policy Advisor, accusing them of talking loosely about rolling back the iron curtain to liberate the enslaved peoples of Eastern Europe. This, the President said, increases the risk of atomic war with Russia. With the President (center) on the platform are: Sen. Harley M. Kilgore and Rep. M.G. Burnside, Democrats from West Virginia. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman relaxes and reads a newspaper as his special train carries him into the Midwest to open a two week campaign trip for the Democratic National ticket. His first talk of the trip was made at Fargo, North Dakota today. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman got in his early morning walk today. He walks briskly along the Pennsylvania Railroad Station platform while his "whistlestop" special train is being serviced. Although the air was chilly, the President didn't bother with a topcoat. He is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

President Truman is leaving for Philadelphia where he will speak at a luncheon. He will be addressing the American Hospital Association. He will return to Washington D.C. the same day. From: Houston Post.

Margaret Truman pins a Stevenson-Sparkman campaign button on the lapel of President Harry S. Truman. Someone in the crowd had handed it to her. The whistlestop tour stopped in Ft. Wayne, Indiana for the President to speak for the Democratic Party.

President Harry S. Truman is accustomed to handling the ship of state. He is finding the wheel of the sailing ship Eagle to be a little different. He is visiting the Coast Guard Academy today. Same photo as 68-1564, but better quality. Donor: Houston Post.

Police estimated the crowd to be approximately 12,000-15,000 as President Harry S. Truman's train stopped at the station in Wooster, Ohio. The train stopped so the President could disembark and attend church at Bethany Baptist Church. The President spoke briefly from the platform. This photo is the same as 69-285, but of better quality. From: Houston Post. From: Houston Post.

The First Family waves from the back of the President's train. First Lady Bess Truman will not be making the trip, but is there to see the President and Margaret Truman off. They are going on a whistlestop campaign that will involve twenty two states in fifteen days. From left to right: First Lady Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and daughter Margaret Truman. Same as 68-1489, but better print. Donor: Houston Post.

A small boy listens intently from his railroad track perch as President Harry S. Truman makes a whistle stop speech from the platform of his special train. They are in Devils Lake, North Dakota.

President Harry S. Truman waves to the delegates of the American Hospital Association Convention in Philadelphia today. He is going to give an address. Donor: Houston Post.