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President Harry S. Truman with Members of East Asia Fellowship Team

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) is meeting with members of the East Asia Fellowship Team, under the sponsorship of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. From left to right: Reverend Tamiki Uemura, President Truman, Dr. Josefa Llano, and Miss Hsiang Fohmei. They delivered oral greetings of the Emperor and Empress of Japan.

President Harry S. Truman Watches the Navy-Pennsylvania State University Football Game

President Harry S. Truman stands at attention while attending the football game between the United States Naval Academy and Pennsylvania State University held at Annapolis, Maryland. Standing in the front row from left to right are: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey) Fitch; President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President. Visible on the left just behind President Truman is Brigadier General Wallace Graham.

Spanish Class for Wives of Government Officials

Ramon Ramos (standing by the blackboard) teaches a Spanish Class at the White House for wives of government officials. Seated, from left to right, are Mamie (Mrs. Dwight D.) Eisenhower, Margaret (Mrs. Robert) Patterson, Maryon (Mrs. Lester B.) Pearson, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Josephine (Mrs. Hugo L.) Black. Standing, from left to right, are Miss Florence King, Mrs. Williams H. Davis, Miss Reathel Odum, Representative Jessie Sumner of Illinois, Priscilla (Mrs. John L.) Sullivan, and Augusta (Mrs. Clarence N.) Goodwin. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.