This photograph shows President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with a fan at a Washington Senators baseball game on September 8, 1945. The president threw the opening pitch at the match between the Senators and the St. Louis Browns, who hailed from his home state of Missouri. Naval officer and military adviser Admiral William D. Leahy is pictured seated near the president.

This engraving of President Harry S. Truman was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Truman became president on April 12, 1945, following the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Earlier in his career, he had served as a judge, United States Senator representing his home state of Missouri, and headed the headed the Senate War Investigating Committee during World War II. As president, he witnessed the creation of the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and oversaw United States involvement in the Korean War. Truman served as president until 1953.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman during the signing of the Social Security Act Amendments, which established Medicare and Medicaid, on July 30, 1965 in Independence, Missouri. President Johnson involved Truman in the signing ceremony because of the Truman administration's endeavors to provide national health insurance for Americans.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman during the signing of the Social Security Act Amendments, which established Medicare and Medicaid, on July 30, 1965 in Independence, Missouri. President Johnson involved Truman in the signing ceremony because of the Truman administration's endeavors to provide national health insurance for Americans.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman during the signing of the Social Security Act Amendments, which established Medicare and Medicaid, on July 30, 1965 in Independence, Missouri. President Johnson involved Truman in the signing ceremony because of the Truman administration's endeavors to provide national health insurance for Americans.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows President Lyndon Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman during the signing of the Social Security Act Amendments, which established Medicare and Medicaid. Johnson involved Truman in the signing ceremony because of the Truman Administration's endeavors to provide national health insurance for Americans.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman during the signing of the Social Security Act Amendments, which established Medicare and Medicaid in Independence, Missouri on July 30, 1965. President Johnson involved Truman in the signing ceremony because of the Truman Administration's endeavors to provide national health insurance for Americans.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman during the signing of the Social Security Act Amendments, which established Medicare and Medicaid, on July 30, 1965 in Independence, Missouri. President Johnson involved Truman in the signing ceremony because of the Truman administration's endeavors to provide national health insurance for Americans.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman during the signing of the Social Security Act Amendments, which established Medicare and Medicaid, on July 30, 1965 in Independence, Missouri. President Johnson involved Truman in the signing ceremony because of the Truman administration's endeavors to provide national health insurance for Americans.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman prior to signing Social Security Act Amendments, which established both Medicare and Medicaid. President Johnson involved Truman with the signing because the Truman administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans. This photograph was taken at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri on July 30, 1965.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport. Truman was at the airport with President Lyndon B. Johnson, who traveled to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments on July 30, 1965. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans. Air Force One, the president's plane, is seen in the background.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman prior to signing Social Security Act Amendments, which established both Medicare and Medicaid. President Johnson involved Truman with the signing because the Truman administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans. This photograph was taken at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri on July 30, 1965.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.