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Truman Commission Reorganizes Executive Branch

92-06
Accession Number
92-06
6.5 x 8.5
Black & White
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NAID 346168437
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Committees
Ex-presidents
Executive advisory bodies
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Commissions - Commission to Reorganize the Executive Branch
People Pictured
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
Brown, Clarence James, 1895-1965
Flemming, Arthur S. (Arthur Sherwood), 1905-1996
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969
McClellan, John L. (John Little), 1896-1977
Mead, George Houk, 1877-1963
Rowe, James H. (James Henry), 1909-1984
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Associated Press

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (seated center) is flanked by members of a 12-man commission engaged in a study to increase the efficiency of the Executive Branch of the government. Front, L to R: George H. Mead, Dayton, Ohio; former President Herbert Hoover; President Truman; Joseph P. Kennedy; and Senator John J. McClellan (D-Arkansas). Rear, L to R: Representative Clarence J. Brown (R-O); Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal; Arthur S. Flemming, Civil Service Commission; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; James Rowe; and Representative Carter Manasco (D-Alabama). From: Houston Post.
Date(s)
September 29, 1947