Pres. Harry Truman, center, takes time out from his Midwest trip to visit children at the Shriners Hospital, Nov. 3, 1949, Minneapolis, Minn. Honored by the Presidential visit are Jhrue Pearson, left, 14, and Jerome Schwartz, 9, right. The chief executive spoke in St. Paul, Minn., as part of the Minnesota Centennial Celebration. The rest of the group is unidentified. (AP Photo)