An African-American choir performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., at the closing session of the 38th conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. President Harry S. Truman attended this event and addressed the group.
From left to right, Tom Leggett of Arkansas, President Harry S. Truman, and Richard Rapport of Connecticut at the visit of the State Banking Commissioners convention to the White House.
James F. Twohy (left) of Santa Clara, California, regent and lecturer in political science at the University of Santa Clara, turns over his post as national Catholic co-chairman of the National Conference of Christians and Jews in New York to Robert D. Murphy, former Undersecretary of State. Twohy, although retiring from the national post, will continue to serve as Catholic co-chairman emeritus. Twohy is pointing to a picture which shows the three founders of the conference, Carlton J.H. Hayes, Robert W. Straus, and Newton D. Baker. James F.