President Truman's speech is over and the POTUS leaves New Haven for points south. This is the communications car USA 87325, the "General Myers", which I believe has been preserved in Florida.
In this view the crowd has grown and its getting close to time for President Truman to step up to the rostrum, which you can see set up with microphones in between the banners.
The guy in the red jacket gives me a strange look as I move to the area where President Truman was scheduled to speak. He was to make a stump speech for Adlai Stevenson. The crowd is starting to... (more)
I decided to spend the day fanning at the NH platform in New Haven. Little did I know that later that day President Truman would be making a stump speech for Adlai Stevenson at this location. ... (more)
I decided to spend the day fanning at the NH platform in New Haven. Little did I know that later that day President Truman would be making a stump speech for Adlai Stevenson at this location. Lo... (more)