Collection Truman White House 1945 - 1953
President Harry S. Truman was close to his friends and associates, had a grin for strangers, but could be less...
Harry S. Truman's "Little White House" - Photo 3
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Harry S. Truman's "Little White House" - Photo 3
This is a photograph of President Harry S. Truman during a press conference in the garden of the "Little White House" in Key West, Florida.
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