Harry S. Truman speaks at the dedication of the American Legion's new Washington D.C. national headquarters building, 1951.
Title
Harry S. Truman speaks at the dedication of the American Legion's new Washington D.C. national headquarters building, 1951.
Subject
American Legion ; National Headquarters
Description
News Service caption: Legionnaire President Harry S. Truman dedicates new Washington headquarters building of the American Legion as more than 3,000 persons throng sidewalks and street. Among notables on the platform shown flanking the President are Secretary of Treasury John Snyder, Past National Commander and former Defense Secretart Louis Johnson, Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers, National Commander Erle Cocke, Jr., National President Mrs. Willis C. (Hope) Reed of the Ameircan Legion Auxiliary, National Adjutant Henry H. Dudley, Morton Downey, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Clifton Donohue, dedication chairman, and Past National Commander and former Assistant Defense Secretary, Paul H. Griffith.
Source
American Legion Archives Photo Collection (photo no. 2405).
Date
1951
Format
Photo; 8 x 10
Identifier
2405
Citation
“Harry S. Truman speaks at the dedication of the American Legion's new Washington D.C. national headquarters building, 1951.,” The Emil A. Blackmore Museum, accessed April 28, 2024, https://legionmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/402.