Collection Presidents & Baseball
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
President Truman swimming
- Date of Work
- August 17, 1946
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum/ NARA
President Truman swimming
On August 17, 1946, President Truman swam at Cape Henlopen with Captain James Foskett and the ship’s doctor, Commander Emerson.
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