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Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969

Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman in Ottawa During a Presidential Visit

Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King (left) speaks with Margaret Truman (second from left); while Governor General of Canada Harold Alexander (third from left) and Margaret Diana Alexander, Countess Alexander of Tunis (third from right), pose with President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and First Lady Bess Truman (right). The Trumans are shown here in Ottawa, Canada, attending a formal white-tie dinner in their honor. The caption of the photo album page reads "A good-will mission completed." From an album called "Visit of President Truman to Ottawa, June 10-12, 1947."

Canadian-American Day Ceremony at the College of William and Mary

The official party celebrating Canadian-American Day gathers in the Great Hall of the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Left to right: Virginia Governor William Tuck, unidentified, W&M president John Edwin Pomfret, Senator Alben Barkley, Governor General of Canada Alexander of Tunis, Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King, 2 unidentified, President Harry S. Truman, and 2 unidentified.

President Truman Speaks at the College of William and Mary

President Harry S. Truman stands at the lectern during his speech during an honorary degree ceremony on Canadian-American Day at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Governor General of Canada Alexander of Tunis, W&M president John Edwin Pomfret, and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King are seated in the front row. The Wren Building is in the background.