French and U.S. Presidents de Gaulle and Truman in Washington, D. C., 22 August 1945

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Photograph. French and U.S. Presidents Charles de Gaulle (left) and Harry Truman on the lawn of the White House. Official Caption: "French and U.S. President on lawn of U.S. [sic] Executive Mansion. Gen. Charles de Gaulle (left) President of the French Provisional Government and U.S. President Harry S. Truman (right, wearing glasses) salute as their respective country's national anthems are played on the lawn of the White House, executive mansion in Washington, on August 22, 1945. The ceremony took place shortly after Gen. De Gaulle arrived in Washington for a three-day state visit with President Truman. After stepping from the transport plane in which he made the journey, Gen. De Gaulle said: "In the great task of organizing the world for peace, the U.S. will have to play a leading part".”The French leader added: "It is the earnest desire of France to unite her efforts with yours in a spirit of confidence and friendship."”Photo through U. S. I. S. Rome 43585-FO. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority (D list out)." Washington, D. C. 22 August 1945

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Donor: 
Dylan Utley
Accession Number: 
2012.019.764
Date: 
08/22/1945
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Topical Subjects: 
Presidents--American--District of Columbia
Presidents--French--District of Columbia
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Items from the service of Isaac "Ike" Bethel Utley, who was born in Smith Mills, Kentucky on 3 March 1920. Ike enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 19 January 1942. He was shipped overseas to the European Theatre and worked with a supply division based out of the city of Naples with an office set up in a residential villa. Utley worked with the Office of War Information and used their photographs in news articles to inform soldiers of the progress of the war. At war's end, Utley returned stateside. A trunk full of over 800 photographs from the O.W.I. arrived on his doorstep from his office in Italy, sender unknown. This collection consists of those photographs.
Geography: 
District of Columbia
Latitude: 
38.833
Longitude: 
-77.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Presidents--American--District of Columbia
Presidents--French--District of Columbia