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President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk) reads the victory proclamation, officially ending World War II in Europe, with Germany signing unconditional surrender terms. Gathered around behind the President are (seated): Elmer Davis (hand to face), Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, Major General Philip Fleming, Representative Joseph Martin, General George Marshall, J. Leonard Reinsch, Colonel Harry Vaughan (standing behind Truman), John Snyder, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Fred Vinson is in the foreground, looking into the camera.

President Harry S. Truman (center, waving hat) marches with members of Battery D in the 35th Division Reunion parade in Omaha, Nebraska. Marching beside him, carrying a guidon, is Frank Spina. Marching behind President Truman are his military aides, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.

Edward McKim kisses the Bible after he is sworn in as an Administrative Aide to President Harry S. Truman. From left to right: unidentified, Edward McKim, Stuart Symington, President Harry S. Truman, unidentified, Matthew Connelly and Major General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (left) offers a slice of birthday cake to two kittens sent to him at the White House as a present for his 61st birthday. General Harry Vaughan holds the cats while Commodore James Vardaman holds the crate the cats arrived in.

President Harry S. Truman (right) waves his hat to the crowd from the back of the train in Washington, D. C. as he leaves for Fulton, Missouri. On the left is Major General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (right) places a star on General Harry H. Vaughan's shoulder.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's family arrive at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, after a visit to Washington, D. C. From left to right: J. Vivian Truman, Martha Ellen Truman, Mary Jane Truman, and Major General Harry Vaughan.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's extended family are gathered outside. Seated from left to right: Olive (Mrs. Ralph) Truman; Grace Truman; unidentified woman. Standing, left to right: unidentified woman; Harry S. Truman; Martha Ann Truman; General Ralph E. Truman; Luella Truman; and J. Vivian Truman.

The Senate Appropriations Committee met with members of the American Mission for Aid to Greece to gather further information conditions and the future needs of American aid to Greece. Standing, left to right: General Richards, Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Admiral Snackenberger, John Peurifoy, the assist secretary of state, General Livesay, Senator William Knowland, and Senator Henry Dworshak. Seated, left to right: Senator Milton Young, Senator Styles Bridges, and Governor Dwight Griswold.

Dwight Griswold (left), chief of the American Mission for Aid to Greece, and his wife Erma Griswold (second from left) greet Major General William G. Livesay (right), commanding general of the United States Army Group Greece, and his wife. The photograph is labeled "The Dwight Griswolds and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Livesay."