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President Harry S. Truman (right) with Judge John C. Collet at the Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas.

President Truman and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands riding in the back seat of a convertible during a parade. The Queen and Prince Bernhard are in the U. S. to visit the President.

President Truman (seated at left) listens to a speech by Henry Wallace at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel. The President addressed the group later.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson in Key West, Florida. Photo taken on the Little White House lawn.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson greeting President Harry S. Truman upon his return to Washington at the Washington, D.C. airport. President Truman had spent the holidays in Independence, Missouri.

President Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the dinner table during the Civil Defense Conference. President Truman addressed the conference later in the evening.

President Truman addressing a large crowd in California during a stop in the 1948 western trip.

President Harry S. Truman (left) greeting Prime Minister Clement Attlee of England upon his arrival at the White House. Mr. Attlee is in the U.S. to discuss the problem of atomic energy with the President.

President Harry S. Truman congratulating Congressional Medal of Honor winners during a White House lawn ceremony. Many of the honorees are in wheelchairs.

President Truman and unidentified others walking through Washington, D. C. The Department of Labor Building is in the background.