Press conferences

Margaret Truman and Clifton Daniel answer questions from the press at a table in the gymnasium of the Memorial Building in Independence, MO. Margaret Carson sits to the left. Officer Louis Howell is standing third from left. This includes an original negative and is similar to 82-24-6. Donor: Dorothy Feeback.

President Harry S. Truman holding a news conference aboard his campaign train, near Point of Rocks, Maryland.

President Harry S. Truman addressing a press conference. President Truman announced that the United States is considering the use of the atomic bomb in connection with the Korean War.

President Harry S. Truman announcing the surrender of Japan, ending World War II, to assembled reporters in the Oval Office. Seated behind President Truman are John Snyder, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Secretary of State James Byrnes.

Former President Harry S. Truman conducts a press conference in the Auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. The photographers and cameramen in the front are unidentified.

Surrounded by photographers and reporters, President Harry S. Truman (center) holds a special news conference on the lawn of the Seignory Club at Monte-Bello, Ontario, Canada. At right is U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, and on the left is the Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The others are unidentified. The President is in Canada on a three-day trip during which he addressed a joint session of the Canadian Senate and Parliament. (See also 65-581 thru 606.) From: Bjorn Bjornson.

Left to right: Canada's Prime Minister Mackenzie King, President Harry S. Truman, and the Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, waiting to speak at a press conference held on the lawn of the Seignory Club at Monte-Bello, Ontario. The President is in Canada on a three-day trip where he addressed a joint session of the Canadian Senate and Parliament at Ottawa. Standing directly behind the President is Ray Atherton, U.S. Ambassador to Canada. Standing on the left is Charles Ross, the President's Press Secretary. (See also 65-581 through 606.) From: Bjorn Bjornson.

The President, Harry S. Truman, has ended his press conference. George M. Elsey, Administrative Assistant to the President, (left) stands near Lt. Cdr. Leo W. Roberts USN (SC) Commissary and Stores Officer on the USS Williamsburg (ACC-369). It is the President's 10th trip to Key West. President Truman is not in the photo. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives, 4 X 5 negatives.

Denver, Colorado. Former President Harry S. Truman (right) talks to reporters today, accusing the Eisenhower administration of being responsible for the economic recession. Harry S. Truman will address the National Farmers Union convention tonight. The man at the left is unidentified.

Chicago, Illinois. Former President Harry S. Truman sports a wide smile as he chats with newsmen at a press conference today. Mr. Truman later delivered the keynote address to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, which opened it's four-day international convention today. Mr. Truman is a life member in his hometown of Independence, Missouri. From: Houston Post.