President Harry S. Truman Meets With Representatives of the Railroad Unions
President Harry S. Truman (seated) speaks with members of railroad unions and railroad executives after they reached an agreement to avert a railroad strike over wages. Standing, from left to right: Alvanley Johnston, President of the Brotherhood of Engineers; David Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen; A. J. Glover, President of the Switchmen's Union of North America; William T. Faircy, President of the Association of American Railroads; C. D. Mackay, Assistant Vice President of the Southern Railroad System; Assistant to the President John R.