Abbie Rowe

President and Mrs. Truman with dignitaries attended commemorative exercises at the Lincoln Memorial, held by the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. L to R: W. Elkins Reed, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, and General Ulysses S. Grant III.

Margaret Truman giving speech for the 1948 March of Dimes campaign. The unidentified woman next to Margaret is holding Terry Tullos, the poster child for the campaign.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs a proclamation entitled "Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency." Dignitaries present L to R: Sargent Shriver, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, Oscar Ewing, The Hon. G. Howland Shaw, Chairman of National Conference on Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency, Katharine Lenroot, Eunice Kennedy, Frank L. Weil, John W. Andrews, Vice Chairman of National Conference.

Long view with the pins in the distance of the two automatic bowling lanes installed in the White House during the administration of President Harry S. Truman.

Two automatic bowling lanes installed in the White House during the administration of President Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (center) with the captain of the Coast Guard cutter Courier, Captain Oscar C. B. Wev (right). The Courier is a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America. The man on the left is unidentified, but may be Dr. Wilson Compton, Administrator of the U. S. International Information Administration.

President Harry S. Truman speaking from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Courier, a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America. President Truman's speech regarding the Soviet Union and Communism was broadcast over the Voice of America and translated into 45 different languages.

Members of the Coast Guard with the cutter Courier, a floating radio transmitter used to air messages from the Voice of America. President Harry S. Truman gave a speech that was transmitted in part through the Courier.

President Harry S. Truman (lower left, in hat) boarding the Coast Guard cutter, Courier. President Truman spoke from the deck of the Courier, a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaking from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Courier. The Courier is a floating radio transmitter, used to broadcast messages over the Voice of America.