Pinero, Jesus T. (Jesus Toribio), 1897-1952

Greeted at the Isla Grande airport by the Governor of Puerto Rico, Jesus T. Pinero (right), President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd on his way to the hotel. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (back seat, left) rides in the back of a car through a crowd of people during his visit to San Juan, Puerto Rico. With him is the Governor of Puerto Rico, Jesus T. Pinero. All others are unidentified.

While on a trip to Puerto Rico, President Harry S. Truman (center) talks with Governor Jesus T. Pinero (left) and the Secretary of Interior, Julius Krug (right) at the Governor's Mansion during an official reception.

President Harry S. Truman meets with the Governor of Puerto Rico and others on the terrace of the Jagueyes Hotel in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. From left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Governor Jesus T. Pinero, President Truman, and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug.

President Harry S. Truman meets with the Governor of Puerto Rico and others on the terrace of the Jagueyes Hotel in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. From left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Governor Jesus T. Pinero, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug and President of the Puerto Rican Senate Luis Munoz Marin. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (at the podium) addresses a crowd at the San Juan, Puerto Rico Naval Air Station. Standing behind Truman, left to right, are: Colonel Robert B. Landry, Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug, Governor of Puerto Rico Jesus A. Pinero, President of the Puerto Rico Senate Luis Munoz Marin, Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, and Captain Robert L. Dennison. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman is greeted by dignitaries upon his arrival at the Naval Air Statin in San Juan, Puerto Rico. From left to right: Dr. Francisco Susoni, Speaker of the House of Puerto Rico; Mr. Luis Munoz Marin, President of the Senate of Puerto Rico; President Truman; Jesus T. Pinero, Governor of Puerto Rico; Secretary of the Interior of Julius Krug. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman delivers an address while visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico. Behind the President (from left to right): Colonel Robert B. Landry, Air Force Aide to the President; Honorable Julius A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior; Honorable Jesus T. Pinero, Governor of Puerto Rico; Honorable Luis Munoz Marin, President of the Puerto Rican Senate; Vice-Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, Commander Caribbean Sea Frontier; Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Army Aide to the President, Captain Robert L. Dennison, Naval Aide to the President. The speech took place at the San Juan Naval Air Station.

From left to right: Rafael Pico, member of the Caribbean Commission; Mrs. Ann Chapman; Governor of Puerto Rico Jesus Pinero; and Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at a cocktail party at the Carlton Hotel given by Charles W. and Ruth Taussig (not pictured) for representatives of the U.S. territorial governments and members of the Caribbean Commission. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Governor Jesus T. Pinero of Puerto Rico (foreground, second from right) greets President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from right) upon his arrival in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Also present is Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (foreground, right). They are standing underneath the wing of President Truman's plane, the "Sacred Cow." All others are unidentified.