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  Photo President Truman on the Potomac River

  President Truman stood on deck during the return trip up the Potomac River to Washington, D.C., on September 2, 1946.

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  Photo President Truman at the Washington Navy Yard

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  Photo President Truman Inauguration Stand

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  Photo The President's Catch of the Day - Photo 4

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  Photo USS Weiss

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  Photo The Floating White House - Photo 4

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  Photo Presidential Vacations & Retreats: President Truman in Key West

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  Photo USS Philippine Sea

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