Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

The inauguration of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley. Vice President Barkley is apparently taking the oath of office. The photograph shows most of the inaugural stand, the guests under and around the stand, and the band beneath it.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House with other dignitaries standing behind them. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election. Also present is Admiral William D. Leahy (background, left, in naval hat) and Captain Robert Dennison (background, right, in naval hat). Others are unidentified.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election.

Vice President-elect Alben Barkley speaking into microphones on the front porch of the White House. President Harry S. Truman stands to his left, and others stand behind them. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election

President Harry S. Truman (left, in back seat), Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (right, in back seat), First Lady Bess W. Truman (left, in front seat), and Margaret Truman (right, in front seat) sitting in an open car in the Washington, D.C. train station. Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath is in the middle in the back seat. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington after their victory in the 1948 election.

President Harry S. Truman (third from right) and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (fourth from right) greet two unidentified men on the rear platform of the presidential train. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Union Station in Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (right) in the Washington, D.C. train station, sitting on the back of an open vehicle, waving their hats to the crowd. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington after winning the 1948 election.

Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (second from left) standing with several unidentified people. Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. with President Harry S. Truman after their victory in the 1948 election.

Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (left) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal (right), with others looking on. President Truman and Vice President-elect Barkley had just returned to Washington after winning the election of 1948.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman, posing together on the front porch of the White House, with other dignitaries standing behind them. President Truman and Vice President-elect Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after winning the election of 1948. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison.