Associated Press

President Harry S. Truman smiles broadly as he takes the wheel of his new convertible club coupe as he starts on a drive in the Charlottesville, Virginia area during a holiday weekend vacation. With him are (from left to right, front seat) Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder; Stanley Woodward, State Department Protocol chief and President Truman's host; President Truman; (back seat, left to right) Rear Admiral James H. Foskett, Naval Aide; and Major General Harry H. Vaughan, military Aide. From: New York Herald Tribune

Punished for being a pollywog, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman sits with King Neptune and his Royal Court during ceremonies as the Battleship U. S. S. Missouri crosses the Equator, September 11th, enroute back to the United States from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with the Presidential Party. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

President Harry S. Truman smiles as he listens to charges lodged against him by the Royal Prosecutor, September 11th, as the battleship U. S. S. Missouri crosses the Equator during his trip from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

President Harry S. Truman's sixteen car special train gliding out of Pittsburgh after making its first brief stop of an 18-state swing that will take him as far as Oregon. Donor: Chicago Sun-Times

President Harry S. Truman, wearing engineer's gloves, at the throttle aboard the diesel-powered train en route to Missouri with the President and Winston Churchill. After the train left Washington, President Truman went on a tour of inspection, including this visit to the engineer's spot. Donor: Houston Post

President Harry S. Truman at the wheel of the training ship Eagle during a visit to the U. S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut, September 20th. Donor: New York Herald Tribune

Portrait of Martha Ellen Truman, President Harry S. Truman's mother.

Former President Herbert Hoover (left) and former President Harry S. Truman at the library of a home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where they attended a dinner. On August 10, they attended the dedication of the Hoover Library.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (right) and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt pose for a photograph. This photo was used for their 1941 Christmas card.

White House Police Force members Private Joseph Downs, left, and Private Donald Birdzell, right, are shown seated in wheelchairs while recovering in a Washington, D.C. hospital. They were wounded protecting President Harry S. Truman from an assassination attempt while he was staying at Blair House. Joseph Downs was hit in the chest, abdomen, and thigh; Donald Birdzell was shot in both legs.