Collection Presidents & Baseball
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President Truman on the Potomac River
- Date of Work
- September 2, 1946
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum/ NARA
President Truman on the Potomac River
President Truman stood on deck during the return trip up the Potomac River to Washington, D.C., on September 2, 1946.
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