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President Truman Smokes Peace Pipe with Chief First To Fly

President Harry S. Truman meets with Native Americans on the rear platform of his train while on a Whistlestop tour in support of Adlai Stevenson's presidential campaign. He smokes a peace pipe with Assiniboine Chief First to Fly (shown at right with horned ceremonial head gear) in Glasgow, Montana. Two years earlier, President Truman had been made "Chief Bear Soldier" by the Assiniboine (Hohe Nakota) people. The other two Native Americans are unidentified. Donor: New York Herald Tribune.

President Vincent Auriol of France Acknowledges Welcome

French President Vincent Auriol acknowledges warm welcome from the parade reviewing stand. A mock up of the Arc de Triomphe provides a backdrop for the occasion. President Auriol is the first French head of state to visit the United States. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

W. Averell Harriman Touring While on 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the right receiving a bouquet of flowers from an unidentified local man. Harriman's interpreter is probably on the left and soldier in uniform is on the right. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).

W. Averell Harriman Touring While on 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the right receiving a bouquet of flowers from an unidentified local man. Harriman's interpreter is probably on the left. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev.

W. Averell Harriman Touring While on 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the right receiving a bouquet of flowers from an unidentified local man. Harriman's interpreter is probably on the left. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev.

W. Averell Harriman Touring While on 1959 Trip to the Soviet Union

Exterior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the right receiving a bouquet of flowers from an unidentified local man. Harriman's interpreter is probably on the left. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Greeted by Young Pioneers in Yalta

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie to his right holding a floral bouquet and receiving greetings from Young Pioneers (a youth organization). Location is in Yalta. Thayer's notes indicate "our cortege drove up to the palace door and a group of 20 or so Pioneers in white sailor blouses with red kerchiefs around their necks marched up and greeted Governor and Mrs. Harriman with chants of welcome, bouquets of flowers, red kerchiefs and Pioneer pins which they tied and pinned on them." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Greeted by Young Pioneers in Yalta

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing on the right holding floral bouquets and receiving greetings from Young Pioneers. Location is in Yalta. Thayer's notes indicate "our cortege drove up to the palace door and a group of 20 or so Pioneers in white sailor blouses with red kerchiefs around their necks marched up and greeted Governor and Mrs. Harriman with chants of welcome, bouquets of flowers, red kerchiefs and Pioneer pins which they tied and pinned on them." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W.

W. Averell Harriman and Wife Greeted by Young Pioneers in Yalta

Exterior view with diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his wife Marie standing to the right holding floral bouquets and receiving greetings from Young Pioneers. Location is in Yalta. Thayer's notes indicate "our cortege drove up to the palace door and a group of 20 or so Pioneers in white sailor blouses with red kerchiefs around their necks marched up and greeted Governor and Mrs. Harriman with chants of welcome, bouquets of flowers, red kerchiefs and Pioneer pins which they tied and pinned on them." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W.