Welcoming ceremonies

Parade celebrating French President Vincent Auriol's arrival in Washington, D.C.

Preparations at the grandstand for the welcoming ceremony in honor of French President Vincent Auriol's visit to the United States. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. From left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French President Auriol, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, and District Commissioner John R. Young.

Preparations at the grandstand for the welcoming ceremony in honor of French President Vincent Auriol's visit to the United States. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. From left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French President Auriol, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, District Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified man. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. From left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (mostly obscured), Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson (behind Truman and Auriol), French President Auriol, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, and District Commissioner John R. Young. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (backseat, driver's side) French President Vincent Auriol (backseat, passenger side) and unidentified persons during a welcoming parade in Washington, D.C. for the French President.

President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile (standing up in first car) riding in a car in the parade welcoming him to Washington, D.C. during his visit to the United States.

Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla receiving the key to the city during his visit to Washington, D.C. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified, President Truman, President Gonzalez Videla (receiving key), unidentified man, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young (handing key to Videla). Standing on the other side of the microphones, holding a bouquet of roses, is First Lady of Chile Rosa Gonzalez Videla. First Lady Bess W. Truman is on the extreme right. All others are unidentified.

Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla addresses the crowd at a ceremony where he received the key to the city during his visit to Washington, D.C. Seated in the first row on the right are, from left to right: Chilean First Lady Rosa Gonzalez Videla, First Lady Bess W. Truman, unidentified woman, and Margaret Truman. All others are unidentified.