Political candidates

Phil Donnelly, Lebanon, Missouri, is the Democratic candidate for governor of Missouri. From: Beth Gore.

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. Bess Truman, wife of President Truman, smiles as he announced he will not seek re-election. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

President Harry S. Truman addressed fellow Democrats at Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, where he announced that he will not be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President. On the left is Bess Truman, wife of President Harry S. Truman. In the center is Wash B. Williams, chairman of the dinner committee. Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society.

President Harry S. Truman on speakers platform in Taunton, Massachusetts. Left to Right: Representative J.F. Diniz, Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts Paul A. Dever, Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman speaks in Brockton, Massachusetts. Left to Right: Representative J.F. Diniz, Massachusetts Democratic Candidate for Governor Paul A. Dever, Maurice Tobin, Gael Sullivan, Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (left), on the campaign trail, speaks from the rear platform of a train at a whistlestop in Georgetown, Texas. On the right is Homer Thornberry, Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives. (See 74-836.) From: Billy Coe Dyer.

President Harry S. Truman in an automobile in Hartford, Connecticut with Connecticut politicians after speaking on behalf of the Stevenson/Sparkman ticket. Back seat of car, left to right: President Truman, Senator William Benton, and Abraham Ribicoff, Democratic candidate for Senate. In the middle seat, left to right: Stanley J. Pribyson, young Democratic leader, and Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative. Secret Service agent Henry J. Nicholson sits in the front seat; the driver is unidentified. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

President Harry S. Truman in an automobile in Hartford, Connecticut with Connecticut politicians after speaking on behalf of the Stevenson/Sparkman ticket. Back seat of car, left to right: President Truman, Senator William Benton, and Abraham Ribicoff, Democratic candidate for Senate. In the middle seat, left to right: Stanley J. Pribyson, young Democratic leader, and Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative. Secret Service agent Henry J. Nicholson sits in the front seat. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

President Harry S. Truman in an automobile in Hartford, Connecticut with Connecticut politicians after speaking on behalf of the Stevenson/Sparkman ticket. Back seat of car, left to right: President Truman, Senator William Benton, and Abraham Ribicoff, Democratic candidate for Senate. In the front seat, left to right: Stanley J. Pribyson, young Democratic leader, and Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative. Donor: Reid MacCluggage, The Hartford Courant.

Former President Harry S. Truman (third from right, in gray suit) with Vance Hartke, Democratic candidate for Senator, taken at a breakfast held at Alex Campbell's farm in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The day before, former President Truman attended a dinner and rally for Senator Hartke.