International News Photos

President Harry S. Truman (at right) receiving the Belgian War Cross from Prince Charles, Regent of Belgium.

President Harry S. Truman (center) shaking hands with an unidentified minister while another unidentified minister looks on.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right), reviewing the Army Day Parade in Washington, D. C. with, from left to right, Secretary of the Army, Kenneth Royall, Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal, and Vice Admiral Earle W. Mills.

Renah Camalier (second from left), Howard Foley (third from left), and Omer Clark (right) present President Harry S. Truman (far left) with tickets to the annual Shrine Circus. President Truman is shown receiving a bid to open the first performance of the 8th annual Shrine Circus on April 19, 1948.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, center) meeting with the Board of Trustees of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Foundation. Seated, left to right: Frank C. Walker, President Truman, and Samuel I. Rosenman. Rear, left to right: William D. Hassett, Theodore R. Gamble, Grace G. Tully, Isador Lubin, William Green, Robert E. Sherwood, George E. Allen, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, William Cronin, and Peter H. Odegard.

President Harry S. Truman (front, second from left) meeting Prince Charles, Regent of Belgium (front row, left), at the White House. Others are Admiral William D. Leahy (second row, left), General Harry H. Vaughan (second row, second from left), and Paul Henri-Spaak.

President Harry S. Truman (at left), with Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators Baseball Club, receiving his annual baseball pass. President Truman also accepts a handbag and baseball pass on behalf of Bess Truman from Mr. Griffith.

President Harry S. Truman (at left) receiving first registration credentials for 1948 National Convention of the American Legion from Representative George A. Smathers of Florida (center) and Leonce R. Legendre (right).

President Harry S. Truman (center), surrounded by unidentified members of Congress, following his address to Congress on the Request for Mobilization.

President Harry S. Truman (at left, foreground) addresses Congress on the Request for Mobilization.