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International News Photo [President Harry S. Truman at a press conference]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1401 Author/Creator: International News Photo Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 12 April 1945 Pagination: 1 photo ; b&w Order a Copy

One image of Harry S. Truman dated April 12, 1945 speaking into microphones related to memorial services for President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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