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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

President Harry S. Truman Returns to Washington

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat) wave to the crowd from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second row, left); Margaret Truman (second row, second from left); and Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath (center, back seat). All others unidentified.

Truman Returns to Washington

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat, lead car) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat, lead car) wave from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Crowds of people and a band line the street. All others unidentified.

Truman Returns to Washington

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat, lead car) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat, lead car) wave to the crowd from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second row, left). All others unidentified.

Luncheon for Warren and Brown

Left to right: Senator Edwin C. Johnson; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Bruce K. Brown, former Deputy Administrator, Petroleum Administration for Defense; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; J. Ed Warren, Deputy Administrator, Petroleum Administration for Defense; and Vice President Alben Barkley at a luncheon in honor of Brown and Warren in the Secretary of the Senate's office.

Welcoming Ceremony for President Auriol

President Truman, Cabinet members, and others on the reviewing stand for the welcoming of the President of France. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Attorney General J. Howard McGrath; Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; Vice President Alben Barkley; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President of France Vincent Auriol; Foreign Minister Robert Schuman; and District Commissioner John R. Young. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Welcome Address for President Auriol

Edgar Morris, President of the Washington Board of Trade (at podium) gives a welcoming address for President Auriol of France. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Harry S. Truman, French President Vincent Auriol, District Commissioner John R. Young, unidentified (behind Morris), First Lady Bess W.

Clark Sworn In as Associate Justice

President Harry S. Truman (third from right) congratulates Tom C. Clark (second from left) on being sworn in as Associate Supreme Court Justice. From left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Clark; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Vice President Alben Barkley; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; President Truman; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; and Chief Justice Fred Vinson.