De Gasperi, Alcide, 1881-1954

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (at podium) speaks during the dedication ceremony at Arlington Memorial Bridge for the equestrian statues given to the United States by Italy. Also pictured, front row: President Harry S. Truman (left); Italian Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi (third from right); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). Seated in the second row of chairs on the left are Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman, General Wallace Graham (partly obscured by post), General Robert Landry, and General Harry Vaughan. All others unidentified.

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder is shown greeting Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy, during his visit here.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, left, greets Premier Alcide De Gasperi of Italy at the State Department. From: Beth Gore.

Prime Minister of Italy Alcide de Gasperi arrives by plane at Washington National Airport to seek American economic and financial aid for his country, specifically continuing food shipments following the end of UNRRA activities. Left to right: Prime Minister de Gasperi, his daughter Maria R. de Gasperi and Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Signor Alberto Tarchiani. From: Beth Gore.