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EVB3084955: President Harry Truman (left) with Governor Adlai Stevenson at the White House on Dec. 12, 1952. Stevenson has lost the presidential election to Dwight Eisenhower the previous month. - (BSLOC_2014_15_50): President Harry Truman (left) with Governor Adlai Stevenson at the White House on Dec. 12, 1952. Stevenson has lost the presidential election to Dwight Eisenhower the previous month. - (BSLOC_2014_15_50) / Bridgeman Images
EVB3084980: President Harry Truman, center, presenting chemist Dr. James Conant with the Medal of Merit and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster. Dr. Vannevar Bush stands at left. Conant and Bush played critical leadership roles in the Manhattan Project which developed the Atomic: President Harry Truman, center, presenting chemist Dr. James Conant with the Medal of Merit and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster. Dr. Vannevar Bush stands at left. Conant and Bush played critical leadership roles in the Manhattan Project which developed the Atomic Bomb in World War 2. - (BSLOC_2014_15_29) / Bridgeman Images
EVB3085016: Saudi Arabian delegates to the United Nations session in London, Jan. 17, 1946. At left is Foreign Minister Faisal bin Abdulaziz, who would rule as King Faisal from 1964-1975. On right is Saudi minister Shaik Hafiz Wahbe. - (BSLOC_2014_15_210): Saudi Arabian delegates to the United Nations session in London, Jan. 17, 1946. At left is Foreign Minister Faisal bin Abdulaziz, who would rule as King Faisal from 1964-1975. On right is Saudi minister Shaik Hafiz Wahbe. - (BSLOC_2014_15_210) / Bridgeman Images
EVB3085022: Prince Faisal l bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and King Farouk of Egypt. They dine at Ras el-Tin Palace in Alexandria following a meeting of the Arab League, April 9, 1946. Five of the nine resolutions passed in this Arab League session addressed actions t: Prince Faisal l bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and King Farouk of Egypt. They dine at Ras el-Tin Palace in Alexandria following a meeting of the Arab League, April 9, 1946. Five of the nine resolutions passed in this Arab League session addressed actions to resist Jewish settlement in Palestine. - (BSLOC_2014_15_211) / Bridgeman Images
EVB3085031: Arab Palestinians examine weapons in a Jerusalem market. Guns, bullets, and hand grenades were for sale beside vegetables on March 1, 1948. - (BSLOC_2014_15_202): Arab Palestinians examine weapons in a Jerusalem market. Guns, bullets, and hand grenades were for sale beside vegetables on March 1, 1948. - (BSLOC_2014_15_202) / Bridgeman Images
EVB3085046: Indonesian President Sukarno, trying to calm thousands of angry demonstrators. Sept. 1950. The crowd demanded the dissolution of Parliament and general elections. Sukarno promised elections as soon as possible, which turned out to be Sept. 29, 1955. - (BS: Indonesian President Sukarno, trying to calm thousands of angry demonstrators. Sept. 1950. The crowd demanded the dissolution of Parliament and general elections. Sukarno promised elections as soon as possible, which turned out to be Sept. 29, 1955. - (BSLOC_2014_15_181) / Bridgeman Images