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Library Staff Members Greet Former President Harry S. Truman on His 79th Birthday

Harry S. Truman Library staff and Mr. Truman's personal staff greet former President Harry S. Truman (seventh from the right) on his 79th birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: unidentified guard; Phil Lagerquist; Willie Harriford (partly obscured); Milton Perry; Frances Schlichenmaier; Elizabeth Costin; Cathy Butters; three unidentified people; Mr. Truman; Gene Bailey (background); two unidentified women; unidentified man; Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks; unidentified man.

Library Staff Members Greet Former President Harry S. Truman on His 79th Birthday

Harry S. Truman Library staff and Mr. Truman's personal staff greet former President Harry S. Truman (seventh from the right) on his 79th birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: unidentified guard; Phil Lagerquist; Willie L. Harriford; Milton Perry; Harry Clark; Frances Schlichenmaier; Elizabeth Costin; Cathy Butters; three unidentified people; Mr. Truman; Eugene Bailey; three unidentified people; Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks.

Library Staff Members Greet Former President Harry S. Truman on His 79th Birthday

Harry S. Truman Library staff and Mr. Truman's personal staff greet former President Harry S. Truman (seventh from the right) on his 79th birthday at the Harry S. Truman Library. From left to right: Phil Lagerquist; Milton Perry (partly obscured); Frances Schlichenmaier; Harry Clark; five unidentified people; Mr. Truman; two unidentified women; Gene Bailey (partly obscured); unidentified man; Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks.

White House Ceremony for Unveiling of Bess Truman Official Portrait

White House ceremony in East Room for the unveiling of the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. This photo shows former Secretary of State Dean Acheson kissing Margaret Truman. Seated on the first row are the Daniel children, left to right: Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years); William Wallace Daniel (7 years); and Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years). Seated behind the children are Mrs. Philip C. Brooks (in blue dress) and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

White House Ceremony of Unveiling of Official Portrait of Bess Truman

Ceremony in East Room of the White House for the unveiling of the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. Seated on first row, left to right: unidentified woman; Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); Margaret Truman (holding 1 year old Thomas Washington Daniel); her husband Clifton Daniel; and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. Seated behind the Daniel family is Mrs. Philip C. Brooks (in blue dress) and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

White House Ceremony for Unveiling of Bess Truman Official Portrait

Ceremony in East Room of the White House for the unveiling of the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. First Lady Lady Bird Johnson is at the podium at right. Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson is seated at left. The Daniel family is seated on the first row, left to right: Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); Margaret Truman; her husband Clifton Daniel. Behind them are Mrs. Philip C. Brooks (in blue dress), and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, the Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Bess Truman Portrait Unveiling Ceremony at White House

The Daniel family attend the ceremony in the East Room of the White House for the unveiling of the Greta Kempton official portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. Seated in the first row, left to right: Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); Margaret Truman; her husband Clifton Daniel. Seated behind them at the end of the second row, partially obscured, is Mrs. Philip Brooks and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Second Annual Meeting of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute Board of Directors

Second Annual Meeting of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute Board of Directors. From left to right: Herman Kahn, Director, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park; Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, Chancellor, University of Kansas, Lawrence; James V. Jones, St. Louis University, St. Louis; Dean Francis M. Heller, Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean, Lawrence; Dr. Richard M. Drake, Chancellor, Kansas City University; Dr. W.D. Aeschbacher, Mississippi Valley Historical Association, Lawrence; Dr. Pete Kyle McCarter, Vice President, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; Andrew J.