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King Faisal II and Prince Abdul-Ilah speaking with Thomas J. Watson

His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq and His Royal Highness Prince Abdul-Ilah, Regent of Iraq are entertained at a dinner given in their honor by Thomas J. Watson, President of the International Business Machines Corporation. Pictured from left to right Prince Abdul-Ilah, King Faisal II, and Thomas J. Watson. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 8 to September 12, 1952."

President Truman Meets with Mobilization Committee of the NSRB

President Harry S. Truman (center, seated) is shown meeting with the Committee on Mobilization Policy of the National Security Resources Board (NSRB). Seated, left to right: Stuart Symington, Chairman, NSRB; President Truman; Anna Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of Defense on Manpower. Standing, left to right: William Green, President, American Federation of Labor; Albert J. Hayes, President of International Association of Machinists; Hershel Newsom, Master, Farmers National Grange; Frank P.

E. C. Daniel in his Zebulon, North Carolina, Drugstore

E. C. Daniel (Clifton Daniel's father) in his drugstore in Zebulon, North Carolina. Caption: When a man named Harry S. Truman ran a haberdashery store in Kansas City, Missouri many years ago, the odds were long indeed that his path would ever cross that of another man named E. C. Daniel, who operated a drugstore in Zebulon, North Carolina. But a great deal happened since those days. Mr. Truman went in the White House as President and his daughter, Margaret, won fame in her own right as a singer and entertainer. The son of Mr.

Businessmen Attending a Joint Orientation Conference Held At Fort Benning, Georgia

Prominent businessmen and some military men are in view looking at various guns displayed on a table during a Joint Orientation Conference held at Fort Benning, Georgia. Those in view are not identified. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga., 4-5 November 1949, Joint Orientation Conference." Scrapbook includes a list of those attending as well as the itinerary for the conference and this information is filed with the photographs.

Joint Orientation Conference Held At Fort Benning, Georgia

A group of invited individuals, believed to be prominent businessmen, are shown looking at a piece of military hardware and talking to a soldier. They are attending a Joint Orientation Conference held at Fort Benning, Georgia on November 4-5, 1949. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga., 4-5 November 1949, Joint Orientation Conference." Scrapbook includes a list of those attending as well as the itinerary for the conference and this information is filed with the photographs.

Unidentified Man and Stuart A. Rice

An unidentified man and Stuart A. Rice (at right). Information with photo: "The Business Advisory Council was formed during the Truman Administration with government representatives and outstanding business men representing such groups as the National Association of Manufacturers, Retail Trade Association, Comptroller's Institute, etc. They met, and continue to do so, once a month in 'business/working' sessions and once a year a special dinner to which wives are invited from around the country, and the Director of the Budget is guest of honor and speaker. The President of the U.S.