Benny, Jack, 1894-1974

A group being shown through the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: unidentified; former President Harry S. Truman; former Attorney General James P. McGraner; five unidentified men; former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Jack Benny.

A group being shown through the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: unidentified; former Attorney General James McGranery; former President Harry S. Truman; three unidentified men; former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; unidentified; Truman Library Director Philip Brooks; Jack Benny; two unidentified men.

A group being shown through the Harry S. Truman Library. Former Attorney General James P. McGranery second from left; former President Harry S. Truman third from left; former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder sixth from left; Jack Benny third from right; all others unidentified.

A group being shown through the Harry S. Truman Library. Jack Benny third from the left; former Attorney General James McGranery on right. All others unidentified.

Jack Benny sitting in a chair at the Truman home. From a leather bound album of 29 photographs of the visit of Jack Benny to the Harry S. Truman Library, home, and his benefit performance with President Truman before the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Photographs E.M. "Barney" Barnard, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri.

Jack Benny (left), unidentified man, and Harry S. Truman at the Truman home in Independence, Missouri. From a leather bound album of 29 photographs of the visit of Jack Benny to the Harry S. Truman Library, home, and his benefit performance with President Truman before the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Photographs E.M. "Barney" Barnard, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri.

Jack Benny, J.R. Fuchs, and Bess Truman talking at the Truman Library. From a leather bound album of 29 photographs of the visit of Jack Benny to the Harry S. Truman Library, home, and his benefit performance with President Truman before the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra. Album prepared for Harry S. Truman with photographs by E.M. "Barney" Barnard, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri.

Harry S. Truman playing the piano with Jack Benny (second from left) and others during a visit to the Harry S. Truman Library. Museum Curator Milton Perry is in the doorway. From a leather bound album of 29 photographs of the visit of Jack Benny to the Harry S. Truman Library, home, and his benefit performance with President Truman before the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Photographs E.M. "Barney" Barnard, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri.

Unidentified man, archivist J. R. Fuchs, Jack Benny and former President Harry S. Truman in Mr. Truman's working office during a visit to the Harry S. Truman Library. From a leather bound album of 29 photographs of the visit of Jack Benny to the Harry S. Truman Library, home, and his benefit performance with President Truman before the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Photographs E.M. "Barney" Barnard, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri.

Comedian Jack Benny (left), former president Harry S. Truman (second left), movie director Charles Vidor (second right) and unidentified others view a display case during a visit to the Truman Library. From a leather bound album of 29 photographs of the visit of Jack Benny to the Harry S. Truman Library, home, and his benefit performance with President Truman before the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra. Album prepared for Harry S. Truman with photographs by E.M. "Barney" Barnard, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri.