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Luncheon for Warren and Brown

Left to right: Senator Edwin C. Johnson; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Bruce K. Brown, former Deputy Administrator, Petroleum Administration for Defense; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; J. Ed Warren, Deputy Administrator, Petroleum Administration for Defense; and Vice President Alben Barkley at a luncheon in honor of Brown and Warren in the Secretary of the Senate's office.

Truman Committee Reunion Dinner at Mayflower Hotel

A group of men attend a formal dinner for a reunion of the Truman Committee at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Right table: Oscar Chapman (right side, sixth from right). Head table: former President Harry S. Truman (seventh from right); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (eighth from right); Associate Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark (ninth from right). Left table: General Harry Vaughan (left side, fourth form left); W. Averell Harriman (left side, eighth from left); and Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (left side, tenth from left). All others unidentified.

Welcoming Ceremony for President Auriol

President Truman, Cabinet members, and others on the reviewing stand for the welcoming of the President of France. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Attorney General J. Howard McGrath; Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; Vice President Alben Barkley; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President of France Vincent Auriol; Foreign Minister Robert Schuman; and District Commissioner John R. Young. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Welcome Address for President Auriol

Edgar Morris, President of the Washington Board of Trade (at podium) gives a welcoming address for President Auriol of France. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Harry S. Truman, French President Vincent Auriol, District Commissioner John R. Young, unidentified (behind Morris), First Lady Bess W.

Clark Sworn In as Associate Justice

President Harry S. Truman (third from right) congratulates Tom C. Clark (second from left) on being sworn in as Associate Supreme Court Justice. From left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Clark; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Vice President Alben Barkley; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; President Truman; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; and Chief Justice Fred Vinson.

Truman-Barkley Dinner

From left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; Margaret Truman; Mrs. Marian Truitt; Vice President Alben Barkley; and President Harry S. Truman at the Truman-Barkley Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Truman and Barkley Return After Election

President Harry S. Truman (back seat of car, left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (back seat of car, right) greet the crowds lining Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured is Senator J. Howard McGrath (back seat, center). In the center row of the car: First Lady Bess W. Truman (left); Margaret Truman (center); and Marian (Mrs. Max) Truitt (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Truman and Barkley Families at White House

From left to right: Vice President-elect Alben Barkley; Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt; Margaret Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; and President Harry S. Truman on the steps of the White House the day after President Truman won the 1948 presidential election. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison. Standing in the background between Mrs. Truman and President Truman is Irving Geist. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook