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Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman in Ottawa During a Presidential Visit

Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King (left) speaks with Margaret Truman (second from left); while Governor General of Canada Harold Alexander (third from left) and Margaret Diana Alexander, Countess Alexander of Tunis (third from right), pose with President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and First Lady Bess Truman (right). The Trumans are shown here in Ottawa, Canada, attending a formal white-tie dinner in their honor. The caption of the photo album page reads "A good-will mission completed." From an album called "Visit of President Truman to Ottawa, June 10-12, 1947."

Clifton Daniel Family - Home Movie - 1962

Home movies by Clifton Daniel, showing the activities of his family, Margaret Truman Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel, and William Wallace Daniel, as well as Margaret's father, former president Harry S. Truman. Shows scenes at the Daniel home in New York, at an unidentified beach, the Truman home in Independence, MO, Central Park in New York, and President John F. Kennedy's motorcade through New York, as seen from the Daniel apartment. The boys dress in costumes throughout the footage.

President Truman Arrives at Waller Field in Trinidad

President Harry S. Truman and his party arrive on the presidential plane Independence at Waller Field, Trinidad, BWI. They are greeted by the commanding officer, Col. John M. Schweizer, Jr. They are on a stop over on their way to Brazil. This is a recording of the Radio Trinidad broadcast of the arrival. Donated by Suzan Schweizer. Albums have non-sequential sides (one album has part 1 and 3, the other has part 2 and 4).