Police

Left to right, Louis Howell, former President Harry S. Truman, Paul "Mike" Westwood (Truman's personal body guard), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson talk at the Truman Library.

Left to right: Louis Howell, former President Harry S. Truman, Paul "Mike" Westwood (Truman's personal body guard), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson talk at the Truman Library.

Left to right: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, former President Harry S. Truman and Paul "Mike" Westwood, a member of the Independence Police Department, at the Truman Library.

Platoon of District of Columbia Metropolitan Police motorcycle escort starting down Pennsylvania Ave. during inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.

President Harry S. Truman stands in the back seat of an automobile greeting residents at a motor stop in front of a used-car lot in New Albany, Indiana. At left is Sheriff Alex Watkins. The boy in the background is Thomas E. Borden, Sr. From: Thomas E. Borden, Sr.

Mike Westwood (kneeling, right), with Hal Phillips (standing, right), and two unidentified men, one of whom is a cameraman.

President Harry S. Truman (left, inside gate) and Mike Westwood inspect the gate of the newly-installed fence around the Truman home at 219 N. Delaware, Independence, Missouri.

Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas and two unidentified Arkansas Highway Patrolmen. Photo taken during the 1955 reunion in Little Rock of the 35th Division. From a red leather album of photos, a gift from Ralph E. Truman. These photos are similar to series 66-6600 through 66-6616.

Extraordinary measures are being taken to protect President Harry S. Truman after yesterday's suicidal attempt by two Puerto Rican fanatics to shoot their way into Blair House. The guard at the home has been doubled and additional police are patrolling the Pennsylvania Avenue block. This view from across the street shows White House police stationed at strategic vantage points.

Miami, Florida motorcycle police drill team in inaugural parade. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.