Presidential autographs

Portrait with dramatic lighting of former President Harry S. Truman sitting at a desk and writing in a book. Photo is a gift of the estate of Dr. Milton Reisch.

President Harry S. Truman signs the diary of his neighbor, Linda Choplin, on a snowy sidewalk outside of his home in Independence, MO. Both the photo and the diary were donated to the Harry S. Truman Library by Linda Choplin.

Former President Harry S. Truman is shown seated at his desk at the Harry S. Truman Library signing copies of his memoirs for a group of visiting basketball players.

From left to right, Admiral Chester Nimitz, President Harry S. Truman and Jimmie Risk during a horseshoe pitching demonstration. The bottom of the photograph has President Truman's signature.

President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet, autographed by all. Pictured clockwise from bottom left corner are Charles Sawyer, Charles E. Wilson, John R. Steelman, Alben W. Barkley, W. Averell Harriman, Maurice J. Tobin, Charles F. Brannan, Jesse M. Donaldson, Robert A. Lovett, Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, John W. Snyder, J. Howard McGrath, and Oscar L. Chapman.

President Harry S. Truman with selected Cabinet members. Front row, left to right: John Snyder, Dean Acheson, President Truman, Fred Vinson, James P. McGranery. Back row, left to right: Clinton Anderson, Tom Clark, Charles Brannan, Louis Johnson, George Marshall, Averell Harriman, Maurice Tobin, J. Howard McGrath, Oscar Chapman. Lower border of photograph is autographed by all men. Original is oversize. Duplicate is 58-474.

President Harry S. Truman and J. Howard McGrath. Outside of photo is inscribed by both men. Truman: "Thanks Howard H. S. T." McGrath: "To the President with affectionate regards. J. Howard McGrath".

Sam Jackson, White House employee, on the day of his retirement, receives an autographed photo from President Harry S. Truman.

Former President Harry S. Truman and others at Yale University. From left to right: Abe Lawton, from Georgia; Dag Stenseth, Norway; former President Truman; E. David Cronon; Ralph Walsh, Texas; and Bill Chilton, Alabama. Inscribed: To professor David Cronon Kindest regards from Harry S. Truman 11-7-61.

14x17 Color mounted portrait of President Truman signed on the matte "To Hon. Dean Acheson, the greatest of Secretaries of State, a man I am proud to call friend, and to have for an advisor, with kindest regards and best wishes. White House. Jan. 15, 1953, Harry S. Truman." Portrait same as 75-1; oversized original photo is stored in vault.