Copacabana Palace Hotel, Brazil
This is the exterior of the Copacabana Palace Hotel where members of the United States press stayed during President Harry S. Truman's visit to Brazil. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.
U.S. Navy
Bess and Margaret Truman and others wait for the official ceremonies at the airport to end, at Waller Field in Trinidad
Bess and Margaret Truman and others wait for the official ceremonies at the airport to end. The President's airplane, the "Independence," is in the background. They have landed in Trinidad, BWI, on the way to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's trip to Rio de Janeiro.
President Harry S. Truman in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
From left to right: Admiral Medeiros; Colonel Gombs; General Harry Vaughan; President Harry S. Truman; Colonel Machado; President Eurico Gaspar Dutra of Brazil; Admiral James Foskett; Admiral William Leahy; and Captain Cox pose for a photo at Laranjeiras Palace. From the album: President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.
Captain Cox, Admiral William D. Leahy's Brazilian aide
Captain Cox, Admiral Leahy's Brazilian aide. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.
President Truman attends a boxing match on the U. S. S. Missouri, as he returns from his Brazil trip
At the ship's smoker. President Truman attends a boxing match on the U. S.S. Missouri, during his return trip from Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.
President Truman attends church services on the U. S. S. Missouri
Church services on the main deck. President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman and their daughter, Margaret, attend church services on the U. S. S. Missouri, during their return trip from Brazil. Admiral William D. Leahy is seated to the right of Margaret Truman. Stanley Woodward and Charles Ross are at far right. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.
President Truman visits an ill seaman on the U. S. S. Missouri
The President visits Merchant Seaman Charles A. Scott on the U. S. S. Missouri, on the return trip from Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.
Table set for luncheon for on the U. S. S. Missouri
The President's table set for luncheon on the U. S. S. Missouri, in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.
Admiral James Foskett inspects sailors on the U. S. S. Missouri
Admiral James Foskett inspects sailors on the U. S. S. Missouri, as they return from a trip to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.
Margaret Truman playing tennis on the U. S. S. Missouri
Margaret Truman playing tennis on the U. S. S. Missouri. From the Album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.