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80-G-59661 President Harry S. Truman Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

Photo #: 80-G-59661 President Harry S. Truman Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
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Title: President Harry S. Truman Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Description: Photo #: 80-G-59661 President Harry S. Truman (center) talking with (right center, in ball cap) On board USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), 22 April 1946, during Eighth Fleet maneuvers off the U.S. east coast. Among the others present are Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (behind Truman) and Mr. Steelman (at the extreme left). Behind them, painted on a hangar deck fire door, is a caricature of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and a sailor in similar poses. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-59661
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