Acheson, Alice Stanley, 1895-1996

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Dean Acheson, Secretary of State, as Mrs. Acheson and Under Secretary of State James E. Webb look on. Mr. and Mrs. Acheson were leaving for the Big Three meeting on Western European unity in Paris.

Prime Minister Ali Khan of Pakistan and his wife, Begum Liaquat Ali Khan are guests of Secretary of State Acheson and Mrs. Acheson. Pictured at Anderson House left to right is: Alice Acheson, Begum Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister Ali Khan, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. From photograph album, "Visit of his Excellency Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, to the United States of America, May 3 to May 26, 1950."

Left to right: Indian Ambassador to the United States Vijaya Pandit, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Alice Acheson, and Indira Gandhi during a dinner hosted by the Achesons at Anderson House in Washington, D.C. From Album "Visit of His Excellency Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India to the United States of America."

Bess Truman poses outdoors with the wives of the Cabinet members during a luncheon at the home of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. She is holding a large platter that was presented to her from the Cabinet wives. From left to right: Adele (Mrs. Robert) Lovett; Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan; Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson; Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Bess W. Truman; Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder; Regina (Mrs. James) McGranery; Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer (mostly obscured); Helen (Mrs. Maurice) Tobin; Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace; Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; unidentified.

United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) and his wife, Alice (left), visit with Queen Juliana (center right) and Prince Bernhard (center left) of the Netherlands during a reception given in their honor at the Anderson House. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of the Queen of the Netherlands to the United States of America, April 2 to April 21, 1952."

French President Vincent Auriol (center left) and Madame Michelle Auriol (far left) are the guests of honor at a dinner given by Mrs. Alice Acheson (center right) and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (far right) at Anderson House. Anderson House, the property of the Society of the Cincinnati, played an important role in official entertainment during the reconstruction of the White House. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

The President of Ecuador Galo Plaza (center left) and Senora Rosario Plaza (center right) are guests of honor at a dinner given by Mrs. Alice Acheson (left) and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) at Anderson House, the headquarters for the Society of the Cincinnati. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Galo Plaza, President of Ecuador to the United States of American, June 20 to 29, 1951"

Full body view of United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson and his wife Alice dressed in formal attire. Photograph taken while they were in Rome, Italy, where Mr. Acheson, as head of the United States delegation, attended a meeting of the eighth session of the North Atlantic Council (NATO).

President Harry S. Truman is shaking hands with Secretary of State Dean Acheson at an unidentified location. From left to right: Under Secretary of State James Webb, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson.

President Harry S. Truman is greeting Secretary of State and Mrs. Dean Acheson at an unidentified location. From left to right: Under Secretary of State James Webb, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson.