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Basil O'Connor Speaks At Truman Library Dedication Ceremony

Basil O'Connor (at podium) speaks at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library dedication ceremony in Independence, Missouri. From left to right: three unidentified men, Charles Halleck (in front of man with the hat), Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, First Lady Bess W. Truman (in white hat, partly obscured by the podium), former President Herbert Hoover, former President Harry S. Truman, Mr.

Ambassador James C. Dunn Attending Baptism of Grandson

Interior view with James C. Dunn, Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) standing in a dark suit watching the baptism of his grandson James (Jimmy) Dunn Thayer, son of Charles W. Thayer and Cynthia Dunn Thayer. His granddaughter Diana Cochrane, daughter of Cynthia Thayer, is at left between the two men. The officiating priest is not identified. Standing on the far left with a book in his hands is believed to be Llewellyn E. Thompson, Jr., a U.S. embassy official at the time. The baby's father, Charles W. Thayer, is in the distance directly behind Ambassador Dunn.