Gifts

President Harry S. Truman receives a gift of a 42-pound tom turkey from Austin, Texas. The Poultry and Egg Board presented the turkey to President Truman on behalf of its members. In the foreground, from left to right: R. E. James, President of the National Turkey Federation; President Truman; and Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Receives a model of a ship in the Oval Office of the White House. From left to right: unidentified, President Truman, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, and Admiral Ernest King.

President Harry S. Truman receives gifts from Cub Scout Robert Todd, who won a trip to Washington for his sale of war bonds. The President was given a set of bookends and Mrs. Truman a pair of earrings and a necklace, all made from anthracite coal. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

General Walter Krueger (right) presents President Harry S. Truman (left) with a 650 year old Japanese sword. The general received the sword from a Japanese family while with the 10th Army occupation forces in Japan. From: the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 2.

President Harry S. Truman (center) is presented with a sombrero by the Dons Club, representing the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Research Committee of Phoenix, Arizona. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) receives a Christmas gift of an oil painting of his 92 year old mother, Martha Ellen Young Truman. The portrait was delivered by Frank Land (right). From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, volume 1.

President Harry S. Truman sits in the new 1946 Ford Super Deluxe Tudor Sedan that Henry Ford II presented to him at the White House. This is the first American car built for civilian use since February of 1942. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Henry Ford II (right) presented President Harry S. Truman (second from right) with a new 1946 Ford Super Deluxe Tudor Sedan by Henry Ford II at the White House, the first American car built for civilian use since February of 1942. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) waves his new "5" Star Beaver hat that he received from the Chief of Police of Phoenix, Arizona. A delegation from Maricopa County, Arizona met with President Truman at the White House to discuss a hospital program. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

An exhibit case at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri features gifts from various Chiefs of State. Included are a photo of Miguel Aleman, the President of Mexico; a photo of Indian leader Jawaharlal Nehru, a photo of Ethiopian leader Haile Selassie, a Mexican silver tray, and a silver tray from Ceylon.