Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (second from left) and Senator Millard Tydings (second from right) with unidentified military personnel in the Philippines.
Spectators at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Seated front row, left to right: Assistant Postmaster General Gael Sullivan; Senator Millard Tydings; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. All others unidentified.
Visitors at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Front row, left to right: Assistant Postmaster General Gael Sullivan; Senator Millard Tydings; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. Others are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman is seated at his desk in the Oval Office, signing H.R. 5632, the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense and made other changes in the national security system.
Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland and Admiral Forrest Sherman, shown as the Committee began hearings on Admiral Sherman's appointment as Chief of Naval Operations. From: Beth Gore