Fairs

President Ronald Reagan speaks at Santa-Cali-Gon Days celebration in Independence, Missouri, as First Lady Nancy Reagan (left) watches. From: Copied from original photographs loaned to the library by Harry Barth. Originals were returned to Mr. Barth.

Photo of President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with Bobby Joplin, 14, after awarding him the Eagle Scout Badge at breakfast ceremonies in the Majestic Hotel, Caruthersville, Missouri, where the President went to attend an American Legion Fair on October 7th. From: Beth Gore.

Emile Begle of Ferdinand, Indiana is being awarded first prize at the DuBois County Strawberry Festival. The contest was held in Huntingburg, Indiana judged by Purdue University. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman by the Kiwanis Club of Huntingburg.

Former President Harry S. Truman (waving hat), flanked by an unidentified motorcycle escort, waves from the rear seat of a Cadillac convertible in Clinton, Missouri where he will attend the opening of the Henry County Fair. Seated next to him is Clinton Postmaster Walter Meneffee, Truman's sergeant in Battery D, 35th Division during World War I. The driver is Cleo Woody of Woody Motor Company. The front passenger is Asher Williams, president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. From: Elvin Durr.

Daniel L. Goldy (third man from the left), National Export Expansion Coordinator, with a group of unidentified people visiting the Honeywell exhibit in the Salon d'Energie, Foire de Paris, Paris, France. Firms have set up exhibits at the fair, seeking entry into the European export market.

Daniel L. Goldy (third from the right), National Export Expansion Coordinator, with five unidentified men visiting the Babcock and Wilcox exhibit in the Salon d'Energie, Foire de Paris in Paris, France. Firms have set up exhibits at the fair, seeking entry into the European export market.

Daniel L. Goldy (left), President Lyndon Johnson's National Export Expansion Coordinator, speaking to attendees of the Foire de Paris, where firms set up exhibits, seeking entry to the European export market. Charles E. Bohlen is on the right.

The American Pavilion at the Elmia Fair in Sweden. Centers for other nations can be seen in the background.