U.S. President Truman decorates French President and Foreign Minister.

U.S. President Truman decorates French President and Foreign Minister. General Charles de Gaulle (second from left, foreground), President of the French Provisional Government, and Georges Bidault (second from right), French Foreign Minister, wear Legion of Merit medals bestowed on them by U.S. President Harry S. Truman (left) at the White House, Executive Mansion in Washington, the U.S. capital, on August 24, 1945. U.S. Secretary of State James F. Byrns looks on. General de Gaulle was on a three-day visit to President Truman, which began August 22.