Harry S. Truman Library

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman in the Washington Evening Star. The cartoon depicts Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson swearing in George C. Marshall as Secretary of Defense in front of President Harry S. Truman. Originally published in 1950.

Members of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute Board of Directors are gathered in the Research Room of the Truman Library for the seventh annual meeting. From left to right: David M. Noyes, W.D. Aeschbacher, G. L. Cross, Thomas H. Eliot, Dexter Perkins, Archivist of the United States Wayne C. Grover, Tom L. Evans, Francis H. Heller, Elmer Ellis, Truman Library Director Philip C. Brooks, Thomas C. Blaisdell, Jr., Earl J. McGrath, James V. Jones, Carelton F. Scofield, James L. Sellers.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Thomas Nast and published in Harper's Weekly on June 22nd, 1872. The cartoon shows Ulysses S. Grant shaking hands with a man indoors as a woman sweeps arrows of "malice," "plunder," and "greed" off his doorstep.

Truman Library Institute board members and scholars dine together at the Old Plantation Restaurant. From left to right: Thomas Blaisdell, Archivist of the United States Wayne C. Grover, Elmer Ellis, and Donald C. Watt.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Gib Crockett, originally published in the Washington Evening Star. It depicts President Harry S. Truman standing on the newly-constructed balcony of the White House. Truman is depicted as saying, "Love Me, Love My Balcony!" and is holding a piece of paper, which reads: Four Fine Arts Commissioners who opposed balcony have been replaced. This cartoon was originally published on June 21, 1948.

This political cartoon, "I am a Progressive," was created by Ole May and published in 1912. The cartoon shows William Howard Taft speaking on a stage in front of five men identified as various scandals and incidents, such as the "Ballinger scandal." the men look enthralled by Taft and hold a sign identifying themselves as "the Who'd-a-thunk-it Club."

This is a photograph of a political cartoon, "Historical Moves," by Karl Kae Knecht and published in the Evansville, Indiana Courier on November 22nd, 1948. This cartoon shows President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State George Marshall walking into the White House with luggage as movers work around them. The movers are bringing items from the White House, such as a piano, to the "Lee House Blair House, temporary home of the President" across the street. Margaret is seen in the Blair House window. One man working with the movers says "Start repairs as soon as they move."

This cartoon, "The Rubber Stamp Convention," was created by an unidentified artist and published in 1940. The cartoon shows the hand of F.D.R. stamping an "F.D.R." stamp onto a paper that shows a caricature of himself.

Truman Library Institute board members and scholars dine together at the Old Plantation Restaurant. From left to right: Elmer Ellis, Donald C. Watt, Earl J. McGrath, W. A. Holloway.

Senator Edward Kennedy (left) and Archivist of the United States Dr. Wayne C. Grover (right) are viewing cases with President John F. Kennedy's photo in the exhibit area of the Truman Presidential Library.