Presidents

President Harry S. Truman (lower left, in hat) boarding the Coast Guard cutter, Courier. President Truman spoke from the deck of the Courier, a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America.

President Harry S. Truman speaking from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Courier, a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America. President Truman's speech regarding the Soviet Union and Communism was broadcast over the Voice of America and translated into 45 different languages.

President Harry S. Truman (left) pinning an Oak Leaf Cluster (Distinguished Service Medal) on General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from the left) receiving the Civic Service Award from the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Members of the delegation, from left to right: Francis O. Quinn; Matthew Brown; DeVere Watson; President Truman; John Taggert; William Mostyn; Murray Martin; and Norman Gidley. See also photos 59-1413, 77-407, 60-161-01, and 60-161-02.

From left to right: General Dwight Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Omar Bradley. General Eisenhower is swearing in General Bradley as the new Army Chief of Staff.

President Harry S. Truman (left) with General Dwight Eisenhower (center) and General Omar Bradley (right). President Truman is shaking hands with General Bradley after the General was sworn in as the new Army Chief of Staff.

President Harry S. Truman (left) unveils the Franklin Delano Roosevelt plaque at Georgetown University Hospital. The commemorative gift of $55,000 was given by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) to equip the Children's wing of the Hospital's new building. Also pictured in foreground from left to right: Elliott Roosevelt, Philip Murray of the CIO, and the most Reverend Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the U.S. See also photo 59-1429.

President Harry S. Truman (middle, third from the right) presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. Standing with President Truman are (from left to right) W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back row are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (third from the right); Secretary of State George Marshall (second from the right); and Admiral William D. Leahy (right).

President Harry S. Truman with members of the B'Nai B'rith Executive Committee. From left to right: President Truman, Eddie Jacobson, Maurice Bisgyer, and Frank Goldman.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) with the members of the Air Policy Commission. Standing, from left to right: Palmer Hoyt, George Baker, John McCone, S. Paul Johnston, Thomas K. Finletter, and Arthur Whiteside.