Birthdays

President Harry S. Truman completes the tying of his bow tie during the celebration of his 61st birthday and his first full day as a resident in the White House.

President Harry S. Truman reaches out to an unidentified gentleman who has dropped his birthday cake during a birthday party at the White House. M.R. Evans is standing at the far right. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman tries to tie his bow tie during the celebration of his 61st birthday and his first full day as a resident of the White House.

President Harry S. Truman cuts into his birthday cake, while two unidentified men stand in the background.

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with Williams Simmons (left) during his birthday party at the White House. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) opens a package he received on his birthday. Others present include John Snyder (second from left) and Commodore James K. Vardaman (second from right). The other man is unidentified. President Truman's birthday cake is on the table in the foreground, and Mr. Vardaman and the unidentified man are holding slices of cake on plates.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from right) shakes hands with friends and admirers during a early morning stop in Chicago, Illinois. Among those present are Edward McKim (foreground, fifth from right in checked coat) and Police Captain Harry Benzin. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with a unidentified dignitary (right) at the White House. Also present is John Snyder (second from left) and Captain James K. Vardaman (second from right, mostly obscured). In the foreground is President Truman's birthday cake.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) opens packages with unidentified men around him at his 61st birthday party hosted at the White House. Also present is Captain James K. Vardaman (left).

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.