Churchill, Truman, and others at Westminster College
From left to right, Governor Phil Donnelly, Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, and Dr. Franc L. McCluer at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Credit: Terry Savage.
Cold War
President Truman at Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech
From left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, Captain Clark Clifford, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri the day Churchill gave the "Iron Curtain" speech. From left to right: Winston Churchill, William Leahy (behind Churchill), Clark Clifford, Harry Vaughan, and President Truman. Credit: Terry Savage.
Truman and Churchill at Westminster College
President Harry S. Truman, Governor Phil Donnelly(behind President Truman and Mr. Churchill), Winston Churchill, and Dr. Franc L. McCluer (in foreground) at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri.
Harry Truman and Winston Churchill in Jefferson City, Missouri, en route to Fulton
President Harry S. Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill in car in parade in Jefferson City, Missouri. It was on this day that Churchill made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton. Secret Service men are on the running boards of the car.
Churchill Receives Degree in Missouri (Westminster College)
Newsreel footage of President Truman and Winston Churchill in Fulton, Missouri, at Westminster College. This film shows excerpts of Mr. Churchill's speech but does not include his "iron curtain" reference.
Protestors with Signs about the People's Liberties
Crowd with signs to defend the people's liberties (free the 12) and give the Communist leaders the right to present their case fully. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Restrictions: Free Lance Photographer's Guild.
Poster: Fight Communism
Notice of rally at the Hippodrome to fight communism, location unknown. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.
Anti-Maoist Poster
Anti-Maoist poster of Mao Tse-Tung (now called Mao Zedong). He was the Communist leader of China. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Library of Congress Photo Number: LC-10536.
School Children in Duck and cover Drill
School children under their desks during a Duck and Cover drill for an atomic attack. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.
Romanian Citizens Protest Greek Executions
A crowd of 350,000 citizens in the Capital (Bucharest, Romania) attend the meeting at University Square, urging the UNO to put an end to the executions perpetrated by the monarcho-fascistes in Greece. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Library of Congress Photo Number: LC-USZ62-80762.