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President Harry S. Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. L to R: W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of the Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; President Truman; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy.

President Harry S. Truman (center) lights the Christmas tree at the lighting ceremony on the south lawn of the White House, while daughter Margaret Truman (right) looks on.

Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the south lawn of the White House.

Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the south lawn of the White House.

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the south lawn of the White House. The Washington Monument is in the background. Seated on the front row are Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman (left) and Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson (third from the left).

Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the south lawn of the White House. Seated in the front row is Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (second from the right).

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with members of the military at the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the south lawn of the White House.

Movie stars and the Truman family participate in Roosevelt Birthday Ball activities at the White House. Left to Right: (back row) Jo Stafford, Eleanor Lambert, Angela Lansbury, Helen Sioussat, Eddie Bracken, Paul Henreid, Zachary Scott, Alexis Smith, Cesar Romero, and Lucy Monroe. Left to Right: (front row): Van Johnson, Ilene Woods, Diana Lynn, Margaret Truman, Margaret O'Brien, President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Constance Moore.

President Harry S. Truman (left), is presenting the Yacht Club trophy cup. The President's Cup Regatta Cup is being received by Danny Foster, the winner of the race.

A bedroom in the White House