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Truman Welcomes Churchill

73-3758 (untitled)
Accession Number
73-3758
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Ambassadors
Presidential aircraft
Presidents
Prime ministers
Visitors, Foreign
HST Keywords
Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Britain
People Pictured
Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Eden, Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977
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 (center, partially obscured, back to camera) greets dignitaries traveling with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (foreground) upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. In the background is President Truman's plane, the Independence. Standing behind Churchill on the left is British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. Behind Eden and to the right is British Ambassador to the United States Oliver Franks. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
January 5, 1952