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Exterior view of diplomat Charles W. Thayer and his wife Cynthia seated by a building or home. May have been taken at their home called Laubau located in Bavaria.

Exterior view of diplomat Charles W. Thayer with his step-daughter Diana Cochrane (at left), his wife Cynthia, and his son James (Jimmy) D. Thayer.

Exterior view of diplomat Charles W. Thayer (right) with his step-daughter Dianam Cochrane and his son James (Jimmy) D. Thayer.

Exterior view of diplomat Charles W. Thayer with his step-daughter Diana Cochrane and his son James (Jimmy) D. Thayer.

William Hillman (center) is shown with two unidentified men looking at his newly published book about President Truman entitled "Mr. President." From: Papers of Wm. Hillman, Box 5, Mr. President File - Photographs, Illustrations, and Page Proofs.

Photograph of President Harry S. Truman taken at a Mutual Broadcasting System conference. William Hillman is seated third from left. See also 2002-24. William Hillman is the author of the book "Mr. President," published in 1952.

Portrait of Mark Twain on faded paper. On the reverse side is part of a story, probably printed in a magazine. Writing on the brown paper backing on the original photo frame reads: Picture from Mark's home in Connecticut/To Harry S. Truman/from Cyrial Chambers/Children, Christmas 1945. From: Truman Home.

From left to right: author James Michener, artist Thomas Hart Benton and Mrs. Mari Michener in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Author James Michener, Thomas Hart Benton and E.F. Stanton in the Garden room of the Harry S. Truman Library.

From left to right, author James Michener, Mrs. Stanton, Thomas Hart Benton and E.F. Stanton in the Garden Room of the Harry S. Truman Library.