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President Truman Shaking Hands With Prime Minister Attlee

73-3467 (untitled)
Accession Number
73-3467
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Airports
Ambassadors
Presidents
Prime ministers
Visitors, Foreign
Visits of state
HST Keywords
Airports - Washington National; Truman - Dignitaries - Ambassadors; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Britain
People Pictured
Attlee, C. R. (Clement Richard), 1883-1967
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Franks, Oliver, Baron, 1905-1992
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) greeting British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (foreground, right) at Washington National Airport, upon Attlee's arrival for talks on the Korean crisis. Also present is Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to the United States (right). All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
December 4, 1950