Presidential candidates

Supporters outside the William O. Douglas campaign headquarters. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo Number: 306-NT-135. Restrictions: Freelance Photographer's Guild.

Presidential candidate (former Vice President) Henry Wallace explains his economic policies. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo Number: 306-NT-361.

President Harry S. Truman (left), Senator John J. Sparkman (center), and Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (right) are seated around Truman's desk at the White House reading a document. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Sparkman are the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively, of the Democratic Party. This photo comes from the General Scrapbook, Volume III, 1950-1952.

The 1952 Democratic Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates arrive at the White House for a meeting with President Harry S. Truman. From left to right: Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate John Sparkman; Governor and Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson; White House Press Secretary Joseph Short; Mr. Blair; and White House Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. The photographer in the background is unidentified. This photo comes from the General Scrapbook, Volume III, 1950-1952.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (right) and Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama (center) in the Oval Office. Governor Stevenson had just accepted the Democratic nomination for President and Senator Sparkman the Democratic nomination for Vice President.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson (right) and Alabama Senator John Sparkman (standing) in the Oval Office. Stevenson and Sparkman had just accepted the Democratic nominations for President and Vice President, respectively.

Former President Harry S. Truman with Senators and Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at a meeting of the Democratic National Finance Committee held in Marion, Indiana. From left to right: Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson. Others are unidentified.

This picture, taken of a television screen, shows President Harry S. Truman (right) with Illinois Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson (left) at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. From General Scrapbook, Volume 3, 1950-1952.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) and New York Governor and Republican presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey (foreground, right) shaking hands at the dedication of Idlewild Airport. Standing between President Truman and Governor Dewey are New York City Postmaster Albert Goldman (left) and General Wallace Graham (right). Others are unidentified. From General Scrapbook, Volume 2, 1948-1950.

This photograph of a political cartoon by Ed Valtman shows former President Harry S. Truman (left) greeting Senator and Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy (right) with the caption "Gee, Whiz! You have matured fast."