Mayors

Portrait of Roger T. Sermon, inscribed: "From one old soldier to another Roger Sermon." Mr. Sermon later became the mayor of Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman arrive at their home in Independence, Missouri, after the 1952 Democratic National Convention. They are greeted by Independence Mayor Robert Weatherford, Jr. Others are unidentified.

Independence, Missouri Mayor Robert P. Weatherford, at the microphone, and Harry S. Truman at the ribbon-cutting ceremony opening a new section of Truman Road, at the corner of Truman and Main.

President Harry S. Truman (in back seat of car, right) riding in an open car during a stop in Bolivar, Missouri, where he spoke at the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar. With him is the President of Venezuela, Romulo Gallegos (back seat, left), and the Mayor of Bolivar, Dr. Doyle C. McCraw (center). All others are unidentified.

Bryce B. Smith, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, speaking over KMBC Radio.

Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Bryce B. Smith, in baseball cap, throwing a baseball.

President Harry S. Truman attends the dedication of the War Memorial Shrine in Omaha, Nebraska. Standing in the front row, from left to right: Mayor of Omaha Glenn Cunningham; Governor of Nebraska Val Peterson; President Truman; Robert Storz. Standing slightly behind President Truman is his Appointment Secretary, Matthew Connelly. Standing behind Governor Peterson is General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) attends the dedication of the War Memorial in Omaha, Nebraska. Also with him is Robert Storz (right), Mayor Glenn Cunningham of Omaha (behind Mr. Truman), and Mr. Truman's World War I comrade, Eddie McKim (behind Mr. Storz). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attends the dedication of the War Memorial Shrine in Omaha, Nebraska. Standing in the front row, from left to right: Mayor of Omaha Glenn Cunningham; Governor of Nebraska Val Peterson; President Truman; Robert Storz. Standing slightly behind President Truman is his Appointment Secretary, Matthew Connelly. Standing behind Governor Peterson is General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attends the World War II Memorial Shrine dedication in Omaha, Nebraska. Seated in the front row, from left to right: two unidentified men; Mayor Glenn Cunningham of Omaha; Governor Val Peterson; President Truman; and Robert Storz.