Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
Reporters Sprint to the Press Room
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- Abbie Rowe, National Park Service, National Archives
Reporters Sprint to the Press Room
Reporters sprint across the West Wing lobby to the Press Room with news that Japan has surrendered, August 14, 1945.
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