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Associated Press Hiss at San Francisco U.N. Conference

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1409 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: San Francisco, California Type: Photograph Date: 26 June 1944 Pagination: 1 photo ; b&w Order a Copy

One image of Harry S. Truman shaking hands with American government official Alger Hiss dated June 26, 1944. Image was taken at a United Nations conference meeting in San Francisco, California.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Hiss, Alger, 1904-1966

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