Political leadership

Mao Tse Tung (now called Mao Zedong) proclaims the People's Republic of China in Peking. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Joseph Stalin with representatives of the Polish exiled government at time of pact pledging mutual support. Two years later the Soviet Union broke relations with the exiled leaders when they pressed for an investigation into the Katyn Forest incident. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Robert Hannegan, left, and Vice President Harry S. Truman, right, discuss matters while they sit in the Senate Office Building. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

Missouri Senator Stuart Symington (background, third from left) and Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul Butler (background, fourth from left) are attending the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The rest of those pictured are unidentified.

View of automobile in motorcade going through the streets of Washington, D.C. after Harry S. Truman returned to the city following the 1948 presidential election. He and Vice-president elect Alben Barkley are sitting up on the back of the limousine and J. Howard McGrath is seated lower between them. Seated in front of them left to right are Mrs. Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mrs. Max (Marion) Truitt, Alben Barkley's daughter. Secret service men are standing at the back of the car.

Former President Harry S. Truman stands with some of his Democratic Party associates at a Party rally and dinner in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. From left to right: Matt McCloskey, unidentified man, Governor George Leader, President Truman, Jim Finnegan, the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, and unidentified man. Former President Truman has inscribed the names or titles of the people identified on the front of the photo. Donor: Guy Pugliese, Chief of the Photo Section, Pennsylvania Department of Highways, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) talks with an unidentified woman and Joseph Lawler (second from right) at a Democratic Party dinner and rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. All others are unidentified. The back of the photo is inscribed by former President Truman: "Harrisburg, Pa. June 19, 1957/To my left, Joe Lawler and Chm. Pa. D. Com." Donor: Guy Pugliese, Chief of the Photo Section, Pennsylvania Department of Highways, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) talking with Joseph Lawler (left) and an unidentified man at a Democratic Party rally and dinner in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The front of the photo is inscribed by former President Truman: "Joe Lawler, H.S.T." Donor: Guy Pugliese, Chief of the Photo Section, Pennsylvania Department of Highways, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Former President Harry S. Turman (backseat of car, left) talks with Governor George Leader of Pennsylvania (backseat of car, right) in the back of a convertible car. Also present is Matt McCloskey (second from left alongside car, next to man in hat). Former President Truman has inscribed the photo: "Dave [illegible], Matt McCloskey Gov. Leader/Harrisburg, PA/June 19, 1957." Donor: Guy Pugliese, Chief of the Photo Section, Pennsylvania Department of Highways, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) cutting a cake that reads, "Welcome Grand Pop," with Matt McCloskey (right) and Mr. Teefey (right) at the Beloue-Stratford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The back of the photo is inscribed by former President Truman: "Presentation at luncheon given by Matt McClusky [sic] at the Bel[illegible]-Stratford, Philadelphia, June 20, 1957. Mr. Teefey on the other side." Donor: Guy Pugliese, Chief of the Photo Section, Pennsylvania Department of Highways, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.