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President Harry S. Truman Leaving Fort Benning, Georgia

President Harry S. Truman is shown ready to enter the presidential airplane, "Independence", to depart from Lawson Air Force Base for Eglin Air Force Base, Florida after a one-day tour of Fort Benning, Georgia. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Ga., 21 April 1950. Visit of Harry S. Truman, President of the United States."

President Harry S. Truman Arriving For Visit to Fort Benning, Georgia

President Harry S. Truman is in view in the center of the photograph, shown arriving at Lawson Air Force Base, Georgia. Others in view include: Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense, second from the right; John Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury, directly behind Truman; and General Harry H. Vaughn in uniform behind Truman to the left. Labor Secretary Maurice Tobin is standing behind Snyder. Also visible is a partial view of the presidential airplane, "The Independence." Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Ga., 21 April 1950. Visit of Harry S.