Port side of "The Independence", special mission Douglas DC-6 which was used as a flying White House by President Harry S. Truman. Its outside markings, representing an American eagle, distinguished it from other DC-6 airliners. Donor: New York Herald Tribune
Looking forward in the Executive Stateroom of "The Independence," special mission Douglas DC-6, showing swivel reclining chair facing the conference table. Built-in seats opposite the table, and bed-divan partly visible at the extreme right, are covered in natural elk hide. Carpeting and leather wainscoting are chocolate brown, curtains above the wainscoting are a light gray wool gabardine. All wood is bleached mahogany. Donor: New York Herald Tribune
In the executive stateroom of "The Independence": three flight instruments, indicating the speed, altitude, and compass heading of the special mission Douglas DC-6; a clock over the six locking drawers of the built-in wardrobe; roll maps pulled down from a case recessed in the ceiling, and the elk hide-covered bed-divan. Donor: New York Herald Tribune
Looking aft in the Executive Stateroom of the ATC's special mission Douglas DC-6, "The Independence", named in honor of President Harry S. Truman's home town. Swivel and reclining chair faces a bleached mahogany conference table on which the Great Seal of the United States is inlaid in natural wood. Built-in-bed divan on the left is covered with natural elk hide. Door at the rear leads to the private dressing room. At the right of the door is a file case and behind the chair is a magazine rack. Controls for a special radio set are visible at the right of the chair.
Close-up of the ATC's special mission Douglas DC-6 transport, The Independence, shows the stylized eagle head painted on the nose. The beak is light brown, the feather motif dark blue. A lighter blue stripe runs down the side of the fuselage. Built by Douglas Aircraft Company, the 315 mile an hour transport was equipped with every known flying safety device. Donor: New York Herald Tribune
India Edwards, Vice Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) (center), with New York City Mayor Vincent Impellitteri (right) and Frank McKinney, Chairman, DNC (left).
An 11 x 14 photo showing Averell Harriman at the microphone and Harry S. Truman (at left in light suit) seated on the platform during a 1958 political campaign rally in White Plains, New York. See also 97-2065 for another view of this event.
Photograph of former President Harry S. Truman (center), President John F. Kennedy (left), and Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) in a three-way handshake in front of the Grand Staircase in the Entrance Hall of the White House. (See 68-1024 for black-and-white autographed picture.) From: Brian Klaus.