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Wake Island Conference House

64-366 (untitled)
Accession Number
64-366
7 x 9 inches
Black & White
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Related Collection
Rigdon, William M. Papers
Keywords
Buildings
Korean War, 1950-1953
Presidential trips
HST Keywords
Truman - Trips - Wake Island - 1950
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Credit:
International News Photos

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The building, the home of the Pan American Airways station manager on Wake Island, served as the location for the conference between President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur regarding Communist aggression in the Far East. All the people in the photo are unidentified.
Date(s)
October 15, 1950