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Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950

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Stimson, Henry Lewis, 1867-1950

Truman with Cabinet members and others

Cabinet meeting at the White House. From left to right, around the table: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; John Blandford, Jr. of the National Housing Agency; Julius Krug of the War Production Board; John Snyder of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; William H. Davis of the Office of Economic Stabilization; Leo T. Crowley of the Foreign Economic Administration; Secretary of Commerce Henry A.

Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, Senator Elbert D. Thomas, Utah, and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson

Secretary of War Stimson told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that he wanted prompt passage of "work or else" legislation more to boost morale on the battlefronts than for its direct results in war production. Mr. Stimson and Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson appeared before the Senate Military Affairs Committee. Left to right, Mr. Patterson, Senator Elbert D. Thomas, Utah, Chairman of the Committee, and Mr. Stimson. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson,(left) Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.,(Center) and Secretary of Navy James Forrestal(right)

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson,(left), Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.,(Center), and Secretary of Navy James Forrestal(right) leaving the White House after a conference with President Truman. From: Beth Gore