Collection Presidential and First Lady Portraits
Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies,...
Mr. Truman's Renovation: Renovation Commission
- Date of Work
- May 1952
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- National Park Service
Mr. Truman's Renovation: Renovation Commission
A May 1952 photograph of President Truman and his Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion appointed in 1949 to oversee the proposed work on the White House.
Left to right: Major General Glen E. Edgerton, Representative McGregor, Senator Edward Martin, Senator Kenneth McKellar, Richard E. Dougherty, the president, Mr. Douglas W. Orr, Representative Louis C. Rabaut, Senator Edward Martin.
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