Whitney, C. V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt), 1899-1992

President Harry S. Truman with members of the National Security Council. From left to right, clockwise around the table: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall; Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Sidney Souers; National Security Resources Board Chairman Arthur M. Hill; Director of Central Intelligence Roscoe Hillenkoetter; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; President Truman; Under Secretary of the Navy W. John Kenney. The two men seated at the back are Major General A.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney as he testified today before the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee in connection with his nomination to the post of Under Secretary of Commerce. From: Beth Gore.