Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley sitting in a convertible. Probably photographed after returning to Washington, D. C. after the 1948 Presidential election. J. Howard McGrath is seated in the middle.

Truman and Barkley families in the motorcade upon their return to Washington, D. C. after winning the 1948 Presidential election. Front row, left to right: Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, Marian Barkley Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley). Back row, left to right: President Harry S. Truman, J. Howard McGrath, and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley.

President Harry S. Truman, Vice President Alben Barkley and unidentified people at a banquet honoring William M. Boyle, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, in Kansas City, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet. Around the table, from left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General J. Howard McGrath.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley. Original is oversized and signed by both men. Original oversize photo is stored in vault.

President Harry S. Truman meeting with Congressional leaders. From left to right: Congressman Sam Rayburn; Congressman Charles Halleck; Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg; President Truman; Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Senator Wallace H. White, Jr.; Senator Alben W. Barkley. Truman wrote each man's last name on their image.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at lunch during inauguration festivities. Standing: Margaret Truman, Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt (daughter of Alben Barkley). Seated, left to right: Unidentified man, President Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Vice President Barkley, and unidentified man.

President Harry S. Truman and others in car arriving in Washington, D. C. after the 1948 election. Back, from left: President Truman, J. Howard McGrath, Alben Barkley. Front, from left: Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt. Inscribed: "Good luck Mr. President! Yours very sincerely Steve Zweig, Washington, D. C., November 5, 1948" Same as 58-288.

The Truman family and Barkley family on the steps of the White House the day after the election. From left to right: Vice-President Alben Barkley, his daughter Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, Bess Wallace Truman, and President Harry S. Truman.

Political cartoon by S. J. Ray entitled "It must have been an embarrassing moment for the groom" regarding Senator Harry S. Truman's selection as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Vice Presidential candidate. Published around the summer of 1944. Also depicted are Senator Alben Barkley, James Byrnes, and Vice President Henry Wallace.