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Matthew Connelly (foreground left) is sworn in as Senior Secretary by Administrative Officer Frank K. Sanderson (foreground right) as President Harry S. Truman (sitting) and other members of his Secretarial staff look on. Standing next to President Truman, with a large handkerchief in her pocket, is his personal secretary Rose Conway. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Senator Harry S. Truman (left) is placing bread in a toaster, while Bess Truman (background, right) looks on. She is standing at the stove, appearing to stir something in a pan. A Fiesta-ware pitcher sits on the counter. They are in the kitchen of their apartment at 4701 Connecticut Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

Senator Harry S. Truman looks at a bookcase, most likely in the living room of his family's apartment in Washington, D.C. In his hands he holds a book, entitled "Automatic Arms: Their History, Development and Use." From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman are seated in their box at the inaugural ball. Seated to the right of Mrs. Truman is her niece, Marian Wallace, and her nephew, David Wallace. Donor: New York Herald Tribune.

President Harry S. Truman paid the nation's highest tribute to five heroes of the Korean War, presenting Congressional Medals of Honor to the next of kin. From left to right: Mrs. Mildred Dean, wife of Major General William F. Dean; Mrs. Lavon P. Henry, wife of Lieutenant Frederick F. Henry; President Truman; Mrs. Maidie S. Watkins, wife of Master Sergeant Travis L. Watkins; Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr.; Mrs. Hazel O. Turner, mother of Sergeant Charles W. Turner; and Edward D. Brown, father of Private First Class Melvin L. Brown.

Charles S. Murphy (left), a North Carolina lawyer, is shown in this photograph taking the oath of office at his swearing in ceremony as Special Counsel to President Harry S. Truman. He succeeded Clark M. Clifford. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark is shown on the right administering the oath in ceremonies at the White House while President Truman is in center.

Ambassador Richard C. Patterson accepting an award at the "Man Power Finding Drive Dinner." Caption reads, "Man Power Finding Drive Dinner, A cooperative War effort of the New York Young Democratic Club and New York Young Republican Club, Richard C. Patterson, Jr. -- Non-Partisan Testimonial Dinner. Monday Evening, May 18th, 1942, Hotel Astor."

Seated on the porch of the Roosevelt ancestral home at Hyde Park, New York during ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Harry S. Truman reached down impulsively to pat Fala, his predecessor's favorite pet. General Harry Vaughan, military aide, is in background. Donor: New York Herald Tribune.

Under Secretary of State James Webb is called to the State Department to examine the situation in Korea.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) presents Secretary of Defense George Marshall (seated, right) with one of the pens he used in signing the proclamation declaring May 19 as Armed Forces Day. Standing, from left to right: Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, General Hoyt Vandenberg, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Air Force Thomas Finletter, and General Omar Bradley, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff.