Vice-Presidents

President Lyndon B. Johnson chose the Harry S. Truman Library as the site for the signing of the Medicare Act in order to honor former President Harry S. Truman, who he dubbed the father of the Medicare concept. Dignitaries who attended the ceremony are shown on the auditorium stage. Left to right: Unidentified man (back to camera), Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Bess Truman, Harry S. Truman. This print is a wonderful 11 X 14 black and white photo.

From left to right: Carter T. Barron, representative of Loew's Capitol Theater, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures; Vice President Harry S. Truman; Lana Turner; Admiral William Halsey; and Senator Alben Barkley at the U.S. Capitol. Donor: Carter T. Barron.

Lauren Bacall (left) seated on the piano with Vice-President Harry S. Truman (right) at the keyboard at the National Press Club canteen. The Library has checked on copyright and cannot find any company that claims ownership of photo.

President Harry S. Truman throwing out the first pitch to start the season of the Washington Senators. L to R: Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Truman, manager of the Washington Senators Bucky Harris, Senators owner Clark Griffith, New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing in the next row are Major General Harry Vaughan (extreme left); Averell Harriman (behind President Truman); and Matthew Connelly (behind Bucky Harris).

Vice-President Harry S. Truman (left) at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago, shaking hands with an unidentified man (right). Mayor of Chicago Edward J. Kelly standing in center. Vice-President Truman was in Chicago to speak to the Irish Fellowship Club.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare Bill at the Harry S. Truman Library. Left to Right: unidentified man, Senator Stuart Symington, Governor Warren Hearnes of Missouri, Senator Mike Mansfield, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, former President Harry S. Truman, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, Bess Truman.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare Bill at the Harry S. Truman Library. Left to right: Senator Clinton Anderson, unidentified man, Senator Stuart Symington, Governor Warren Hearnes of Missouri, Senator Mike Mansfield, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, former President Harry S. Truman, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, Bess Truman and Representative Wilbur Mills.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare Bill at the Harry S. Truman Library. Left to Right: Senator Clinton Anderson, unidentified man, Senator Stuart Symington, Senator Mike Mansfield, President Lyndon B. Johnson, First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, former President Harry S. Truman, and Bess Truman.

Left to right at Medicare signing in the Harry S. Truman Library auditorium: President Lyndon B. Johnson, Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, former President Harry S. Truman, and Mrs. Bess Truman.

President Johnson, HST, Vice-President Humphrey and Mrs. Truman at the Medicare Ceremonies.