Truman Receiving Medal
President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) at his desk in the Oval Office, receiving a gold commemorative medal of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission from Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the U.S. Mint (seated, right). Also present are (left to right) Joseph C. McGarraghy, Chairman of the Commission; Carter Barron, Executive Vice Chairman; and Paul Massman, Sesquicentennial Manager.