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The Presidential box at the Navy-Penn State football game

In the Presidential box at the Navy-Penn State football game. Front row, left to right: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey W.) Fitch; President Harry S. Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy. Second Row. General Wallace Graham; R. D. Hetzel, President of Penn State; General Harry Vaughan; Captain James Foskett; and Press Secretary Charles Ross. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

The Presidential Box at the Navy-Penn State football game

In the Presidential Box at the Navy-Penn State football game. Front row, left to right: Admiral Chester Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey W.) Fitch; President Harry S. Truman; Admiral Aubrey Fitch; and Admiral William Leahy. Second row, left to right: Mr. Locke; General Wallace Graham; Mr. R. D. Hetzel; General Harry Vaughan; Captain James Foskett; and press secretary Charles Ross. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

President Truman Attends Football Game in Virginia

President Harry S. Truman is shown performing the coin toss at a football game between the Quantico Marines and Virginia Polytechnic Institute played in Alexandria, Virginia at the high school football stadium. Press Secretary Charlie Ross is seated in first row on far left. From a leather bound album of 55 8 x 10 photos of President Truman's visit to the Marine Corps Training Base. Gift of Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Major General, U. S. Marine Corps, Commandant, Marine Corps Schools.

Various photos featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer of the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia in 1945

Collage of various photos featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer of the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia in 1945. President Harry S. Truman is included in photographs. From: A leather bound album of 21 8 x 10 photos of the Trumans attending the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia in 1945. Gift of Walter Annenberg.

Photo of Harry, Bess and Margaret Truman attending the 1945 Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia as it appeared on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer on December 2, 1945

Photo of Harry, Bess and Margaret Truman attending the 1945 Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia as it appeared on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer on December 2, 1945. From: A leather bound album of 21 8 x 10 photos of the Trumans attending the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia in 1945. Gift of Walter Annenberg.