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

President Harry S. Truman signing a bill in the oval office making the governorship of Puerto Rico an elected office. L to R: unidentified woman, Irving Silverman, Representative Fred Crawford, Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Jesus T. Pinero, and Resident Commissioner Antonio Fernos Isern.

President Harry S. Truman waves his hat to the crowd at San Juan, Puerto Rico, as he drives from the airport with Governor Jesus T. Pinero.

President Harry S. Truman (left) is greeted by Governor Jesus T. Pinero of Puerto Rico on his arrival in San Juan by plane February 21st. The man in the center is unidentified. The President is on a two week Caribbean and Florida vacation.

President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd at San Juan, Puerto Rico, as he drives from the airport with Govern Jesus Pinero. Donor: Chicago Sun Times.

President Harry S. Truman (back seat, passenger side) and Puerto Rican Governor Jesus Pinero (back seat, driver's side) in a car at the naval air station, departing for a sightseeing tour of San Juan. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (back seat, passenger side) and Puerto Rican Governor Jesus Pinero (back seat, driver's side) in a car at the naval air station, departing for a sightseeing tour of San Juan. Others are unidentified.

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.

Jesus T. Pinero (right), Governor-Designate of Puerto Rico, and J. A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior, wave goodbye as they board a plane for San Juan at National Airport, Washington, D. C. From: Beth Gore.