1. Home
  2. Library Collections
  3. Photographs
  4. Photo in color of President Truman greeting Douglas MacArthur

Photo in color of President Truman greeting Douglas MacArthur

2002-422 (untitled)
Accession Number
2002-422
5-1/4x8 inches
Color
Printer-Friendly Version
Keywords
Generals
Korean War, 1950-1953
Presidential trips
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Dignitaries - Military - MacArthur, Douglas; Truman - Trips - Wake Island - 1950
People Pictured
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

Copyrighted - This item is copyrighted and cannot be published, reproduced, or otherwise used without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.

Note: If you use this image, rights assessment and attribution are your responsibility.

Credit:
Edward H. Swofford

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

Attention media: Please make note of this item's accession number. Print out this page and retain it for your permissions records before downloading this image file for possible publication. Library staff cannot sign permissions forms or provide additional paperwork. The Library charges no usage fees for downloaded images.

Description
Computer photo in color of President Harry S. Truman (center in blue suit) greeting General Douglas MacArthur (next to Truman) on Wake Island when they met there on Oct. 15, 1950. The other people are unidentified, although the donor stated that Secretary of the Army Frank Pace and General Omar Bradley are in the picture. The picture was taken by Edward E. Swofford who was Station Operations Manager at Wake Island for Pan American World Airways at that time. The photo was copied from a slide that had not been stored adequately and had deteriorated from the humid salt air. There was editing to repair the salt damage. Donor: Susan D. Crane.
Date(s)
October 15, 1950