Acheson, Alice Stanley, 1895-1996

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) at the airport in Washington, as Mrs. Alice Acheson looks on, just prior to Acheson's departure to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris.

President Harry S. Truman (center) with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) and his wife Alice Acheson (left) and other unidentified members of his family at the airport in Washington prior to Acheson's departure to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris.

Dean Acheson (left) taking the oath of office as Secretary of State, with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administering the oath. Standing in the background are, from left to right: unidentified man, Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, President Harry S. Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, and Mary Jane Truman.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson at Acheson's swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office. Standing in the background, from left to right, are: unidentified woman, unidentified man, Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, Major General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured by Vinson), Captain Robert Dennison, and Mary Jane Truman.

Dean Acheson (left) taking the oath of office as Secretary of State in the Oval Office, with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administering the oath. Standing in the background are Attorney General Tom Clark (left), Mrs. Alice Acheson (visible between Mr. Acheson and Justice Vinson), Senator Tom Connally (partly obscured by Justice Vinson), President Harry S. Truman, and Major General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.

Dean Acheson (left) being sworn in as Secretary of State by Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right). Standing behind his desk in the Oval Office is President Harry S. Truman. In the background from left to right are: Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, Mary Jane Truman, and an unidentified woman.

View of table at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Left to right, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, and an unidentified man. All others in background are unidentified.

Mrs. Bess Truman (left) signs guest register at the Harry Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, while Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson (center) and artist Eleanor Platt look on.

From left to right, Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Mrs. Bess Truman, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman and Eleanor Platt at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri.

Head Table for the Harry S. Truman Library Institute Board and Researchers dinner at the Old Plantation Restaurant. Guests shown include: Mr. Dean Acheson, Mrs. Bess Truman, Earl Warren, former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Alice Acheson, Mr. Elmer Ellis, Mr. Oscar Chapman (at far left), Mr. William Allen Holloway, Dr. Wayne C. Grover, Mrs. Wayne C. Grover, and Mr. Tom L. Evans (lower foreground, with white hair).