Presidents

President Harry S. Truman is seen here with his Cabinet and Special Economic Advisory Council. L-R (seated): Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark. L-R (standing): Leon Keyserling, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, John Steelman, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, and General Philip Fleming.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with Mrs. Mathilda Burling of Richmond Hills, New York, national President of American Gold Star Mothers of the World Wars, Inc. Members of her organization called on the President today to pay their respects. The Gold Star Mothers are in Washington for a week's convention.

President Harry S. Truman (center) addressing the special emergency citizens food conservation committee. Charles Luckman, Chairman of the committee, joins President Truman (right).

President Harry S. Truman (left) is seen here receiving the first purple heart viola from Carol French (right), who is 3 years old. This photo was taken to start the fund drive for the Washington, D. C. chapter of the Order of the Purple Heart.

President Harry S. Truman (left) standing next to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt accepting France's Medaille Militaire, France's highest military medal, posthumously to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was presented by French ambassador Henri Bonnet. The medal was presented at the French Embassy. Source, New York Times, 7-15-1947, p. 25.

President Harry S. Truman is receiving a flag from Kon-Tiki Raft expedition group. L-R: Thor Heyerdahl, Knut Haugland, Herman Watzinger, President Truman, Knut Lykke (Counsellor of Norwegian Embassy), Eric Hesselberg, and Torstein Raaby.

President Harry S. Truman (standing) addressing the special emergency citizens food conservation committee. Charles Luckman, Chairman of the committee, joins President Truman (right).

President Harry S. Truman (center) with representatives of the Gold Star Mothers of the World Wars.

President Truman speaks from a rostrum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as he addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Senator Wayne Morse is seated on the right in the first row. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is seated second from the right on the first row, next to Senator Morse.

President Harry S. Truman speaking on Independence Day, at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia, home of Thomas Jefferson. Left to Right: Governor William M. Tuck, Virginia; Frank Houston, President of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation; and President Truman. Same as photo 59-1303-1 and 59-1313-1.