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President Harry S. Truman (standing) is addressing a Joint Session of Congress. All other people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to an unidentified soldier. The man standing behind the desk is Major General Harry Vaughan. The dignitaries seated in the front row on the right are (from right to left): Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; unidentified man; General George C. Marshall; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; General Henry "Hap" Arnold. All others people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman, right, and General George C. Marshall, left, with the signed Instruments of Surrender from the Japanese, ending World War II. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman (left) is signing a document with Secretary of State James Byrnes. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman, far right, is holding a press conference, probably in the Oval Office of the White House. All other people are unidentified. This photo is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman are getting out of a car with General Harry Vaughan holding the door. All other people are unidentified. From the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman, standing at the podium, is speaking at the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, California. Seated behind President Truman are, from left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, and Alger Hiss. Armed Service personnel and the flags of nations are in the background. All other people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman, left, shakes hands with General Jonathan Wainwright, right, on the White House lawn in Washington, D.C. General Wainwright had just received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Others in the background are unidentified. Photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman is speaking to a crowd of unidentified people probably in Washington, D.C. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."