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Title: |
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Truman reading the citation for Nimitz's medal. |
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Description: |
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Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House with President Harry S. Truman (left foreground), during a presentation of a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) to Nimitz. Others looking on include the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal (third from the left, second row); General George C. Marshall (foruth from left); Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Admiral Nimitz); Margaret Truman (fourth from right, in background); other members of the Nimitz family and other unidentified officials. |
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Subjects (ARC): |
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Award presentations; Awards; Cabinet officers; Naval officers; Presidents |
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Subjects (HST): |
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Truman - Awards - Giving - Medals - Other; Truman - Dignitaries - Military - Navy; White House - Rose Garden |
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People: |
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Forrestal, James, 1892-1949; Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959; Nimitz, Catherine F., 1892-1979; Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966; Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972; Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008 |
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Accession number: |
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73-2071 |
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Date: |
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October 5, 1945
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Restrictions: |
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Unrestricted |
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Physical Size: |
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8x10 inches (21x26 cm) |
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Color: |
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Black & White |
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Cropped: |
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no |
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Photographer: |
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Rowe, Abbie |
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Institutional Creator: |
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National Park Service
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