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National Housing Council 1947

Members of the new National Housing Council gather for the first time to discuss means of relieving the housing shortage. Seated (left to right): John H. Fahey, Home Loan Bank Board Chairman; Raymond Foley, Administrator of Housing and Home Finance Agency; Frank W. Kelsey, Veterans Administration Assistant Administrator of Finance. Standing (left to right): B. T. Fitzpatrick, General Counsel, Housing and Home Finance Agency; Franklin D. Richards, Federal Housing Administration Commissioner; Dillon S. Myer, Public Housing Administration Commissioner; Edgar A.

President Harry S. Truman and Others on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Harry S. Truman strides across the flight deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt aircraft carrier while Captain Charles T. Mauro points out a flight maneuver. The Presidents visit to the carrier took place during the naval exercises of the Eighth Fleet off the Virginia Capes. From left to right: unidentified man, Brigadier General Harry Vaughan, President Truman, Captain Clark Clifford Captain Charles T. Mauro, and John R. Steelman. Others in the background are unidentified.

Rail Union Chiefs Meet with John R. Steelman to Discuss Railroad Strike

Heads of three railroad unions which had called a nationwide strike are meeting with Presidential Adviser John R. Steelman at the White House. Seated from left to right are: Alfred J. Glover, President, Switchmen's Union; David B. Robertson, President, Firemen's and Enginemen's Union; John R. Steelman; and Alvanley Johnston, Chief of Locomotive Engineers.

John R. Steelman At Swearing In Ceremony for Members of the Price Control Board

From left to right, George H. Mead, member of the Advisory Board of the Office of War Mobilization; Roy L. Thompson, New Orleans Federal Land Bank President and Chairman; and Daniel W. Bell, former undersecretary of the Treasury, are sworn as members of the Price De-Control Board. John R. Steelman (second from right) holds the Bible while Associate Justice Hugo Black (right) administers the oath.

Truman with Democrats

President Harry S. Truman poses with a large group of Democrats outside the White House. Front row (l-r): O.S. Warden, Democratic National Committee Member; Oscar R. Ewing, Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman; Leif Erickson, Nominee for Senator, Montana; Governor Herbert R. O'Conor, Nominee for Senator, Maryland; President Truman; Bernice (Mrs. Wallace) Kingsbury; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; H.J. McMurray, Nominee for Senator, Wisconsin; John Redstrom, Nominee for Representative, Wisconsin; M.G. Burnside, Nominee for Representative, West Virginia; J.Y.