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Daniel, Clifton (Elbert Clifton), 1912-2000

E. Clifton Daniel, Jr., and Margaret Truman at the Carlyle Hotel on the Day Their Engagement Was Announced

Note on the back of this photograph reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Truman announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret..." This was part of a group of photographs belonging to E. Clifton Daniel, Jr., which he used in his book, "Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen: A Memoir."

Former President Harry S. Truman with Daughter Margaret Truman Daniel and E. Clifton Daniel, Jr

Former President Harry. S. Truman (left) sits with his daughter Margaret Truman Daniel (center) while her husband, E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. leans in to talk to Mr. Truman. Note on the back of the photograph reads: "This photograph of President Truman, my wife and myself was taken at the Waldorf-Astoria by the New York Daily News. It was displayed on the bulletin board at the Daily News with the caption, 'You may be a good newspaperman, but you are a lousy waiter.' Actually, I was just asking, 'Do you want another drink before dinner?' " Part of a group of photographs belonging to E.

E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. Speaks at the University of North Carolina Commencement

E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. stands behind the podium and gives a speech after receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of North Carolina. Sitting behind the podium, leaning down with a stack of papers is UNC Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson. The honor was bestowed during the 1970 Commencement ceremony. All others are unidentified.